CARAWAN, Alvin
Percival "Percy"

Alvin Percival "Percy" Carawan, 94, of 30 Mt. Pleasant
Road, the Gullrock community, Engelhard, died Thursday, Jan. 13, 2005,
at Cross Creek Health Care Center in Swan Quarter. Born in Pamlico
County, April 16, 1910, he was the son of the late Alvin Rufus and Sophia
Elizabeth Potter Carawan. He was first married to the former Ella Overton
who preceded him in death. He was a retired farmer, fisherman and carpenter
and was well known for his decoy-carving talents, which featured him and
his work in many publications. He was a member of the former Bethany United
Methodist Church at Gullrock which has recently merged into the membership
of Soule United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held at
3 p.m. Sunday at Soule United Methodist Church. The Rev. Valerie Ballance
will officiate. Burial will follow at Soule Cemetery. Serving as pallbearers
will be Guire Cahoon, Gary Cahoon, C.W. Cahoon, Tillman O'Neal Jr., Donnie
Carawan and Mack Carawan. Surviving are his wife of 14 years, Eunice
Gertrude Pugh Carawan; a son, Cleron O. Carawan and his wife, Amber of
Wanchese; a stepdaughter, Marie Zimmerman and her husband, Al of St. Leonard,
Md.; a sister, Irene C. Brown of Swan Quarter; two brothers, Poe Carawan
of Salisbury and Guyon Carawan of Buena Vista, Va.; a grandson, Benji Carawan
and his wife, Nancy of Wanchese; two great-grandchildren, Ryan and Taylor
Carawan; and his special adopted friends, Lora and Sam Furrow of Poinciana,
Fla. He was preceded in death by sisters, Effie Sadler, Naomi Hopkins,
Olive Joyce Carawan, Clara Pearl Carawan; brothers, Emmett, Seth, Maxwell,
William Alfus, James, Wilfred, Alvin Rufus and John Edward Carawan.
The family will receive friends at Bryan Funeral Service on Saturday evening
between 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. and other times at the home of Larry and Mary
Gill on Academy Street. (Washington Daily News, Saturday, January
15, 2005 [Kindly submitted by Ellen
A. Williams.]

CARAWAN, Arthur Windley
"Doc"

Photo probably taken early-mid 1950's

Arthur Windley "Doc" CARAWAN, 72,
of Wilkinson Station community, Pantego, died last night [Thursday] in
Pungo District Hospital in Belhaven. Services will be at 2 p.m. on Sunday
at Paul Funeral Home Chapel in Belhaven with Randy Masters officiating.
Burial will follow in Yeatesville Cemetery. His nephews will serve as pallbearers.
Carawan, a native of Hyde County, was the son of Willie and Annie Neal
Carawan. He was the widower of the late Alma Ange Carawan who died on October
28, 1983. He was a retired seafood dealer. Carawan was a member of Wilkinson
Church of Christ. He was also a member of the Belhaven Masonic Lodge #509,
AF&AM. Carawan is survived by a daughter, Mrs. John (Katherine) Brinson
of Plymouth; a son, Charles Windley Carawan of Washington; and 5 grandchildren.
(Washington Daily News - Friday, July 7, 1989; pg. 5) [Kindly submitted
by Kathryn B. "Kitty"
Humphries.]

Extra information & photo provided by Arthur
W. Carawan, II:
Doc was born to William Fillmore Carawan and Annie Mae Neal in Rose Bay
on 21 Jul 1916. He was the last of nine known children. He
married Alma Virginia Ange of the Wilkinson Station community of Pantego
on 28 Feb 1941, but I'm not sure where. It was not in Hyde, I think
it was in Elizabeth City or South Mills. Incidentally, he had only
a sixth grade education, and was nicknamed "Doc" because he was
named after the doctor who delivered him, Dr. Windley (where he also received
his middle name, and it has been passed down three generations since).

CARAWAN, Benajah

It becomes my painful duty to send you a notice
of the death of our dear old father, Benajah CARAWAN, which occured May
the 7th 1892. The subject of this notice was born in Hyde County, N.C.
on June the 12th 1825. When he was but a boy his mother died and left him
to mourn her loss. After that he had an elder sister that was also left
a widow with three small children, and they were all girls. Then he, seeing
the need of his sister and those little ones, became a member of the family
and helped his sister raise her children by the help of the Lord to manhood.
After which he went to Beaufort Co., N.C. to live where he married Mrs.
N. [Nancy] E. Moreslender on September the 6th 1857. She was a widow with
one little boy two years old. Then they had born unto them eight children--five
sons and three daughters. The widow and the five sons survive him. In the
date of 1861 he moved back to his former county where he lived when he
confessed a hope in Christ Jesus the Lord, and united with the church at
Beulah, Hyde County, on Saturday before the first Sunday in June 1865 and
was baptized on the Sunday following by Elder William Reynalds, after which
he became a faithful follower of Christ, a consistent member of the church,
ever ready to administer to the poor and needy. He was good and kind to
all that knew him. In the year of 1875 he made another move to Pamlico
County, N.C. where he lived at the time of his death. He was always very
healthy and a hard working man up to the year of 1878 when he was taken
down with a severe attack of the rheumatism. He was never perfectly sound
again in body. For the last year of his life his mind was very impaired.
He seemed more like a child than a man. His hope in Christ remained good
till the last. On Saturday before the first Sunday in April 1883 he was
received in the church at Goose Creek Island by a letter of dissmission
from the church of Beulah. He was chosen deacon on Saturday before the
third Sunday in July 1883 and was ordained to that office on the Sunday
morning following. He served until his death. For the last few years he
was not able to work, but he was always attentive to his meetings, never
failing without providential hindrance. In all of his afflictions he never
murmured. He never said it was wrong for them to be upon him. He frequently
remarked that notwithstanding in his declining age and physical weakness,
while the outer man waxed old and decayed, the inner man was renewed day
by day, and his zeal for that great cause seemed to be just as bright and
great as it ever was, like one of old, for he staggered not at the promise
of God. Sometime before he died he would say that the time of his departure
was near at hand. He told the writer the day before he died that he wanted
to go home. So he breathed his last and took his flight. Though he had
the attention of his kind wife and children and a host of neighbors that
most dreaded of all enemies had to be met. We have every reason to believe,
from the evidence left behind him, that he was prepared to meet Him. On
Sunday evening amid the heartfelt sympathies of friends and relatives,
his remains were taken to the last resting place where we had prayer and
singing by brother J.S. Leary who asked the Lord for his blessings to rest
upon us all. While his children have lost a kind and affectionate father,
his wife a loving and dutiful member, we have every reason to believe that
our loss is his eternal gain. We desire the prayers of all of God's people
that we may all be enabled to bear up under all of God's chastening rod.
Yours in the faith and much tribulation. [signed] J.M. Carawan (Zion's
Landmark - October 15, 1892) [Kindly submitted by Kathryn
B. "Kitty Humphries.]

CARAWAN, Benjamin A.

BAYBORO, Jan 30 - Funeral services are to be held in the Rodney Harris
Cemetery near Acre's Station in Beaufort County Sunday afternoon at 2:30
o'clock for Benjamin A. Carawan, 83, who died at the home of his son, W.H.
Carawan, near Bayboro early Friday. He was a native of Hyde County
who spent most of his life in the Terra Ceia community in Beaufort County,
but he lived for a number of years in the Vanceboro community in 1946.
He was a member of the Christian church in Terra Ceia. Survivors
are five sons, Eddie Carawan of Roanoke Rapids, James Carawan of Baltimore,
Md., William and Claudie Carawan of Bayboro, and Ottis Carawan of Norfolk,
Va.; one daughter, Mrs. D.R. Lanier of Belhaven; and 15 grandchildren.
(New Sun Journal - Saturday, January 30, 1960; pg. 5) [Kindly
submitted by Kathryn B. "Kitty
Humphries.]

CARAWAN, Capt. B. [Benjamin]
Robbie

SWAN QUARTER - Capt. B. Robbie CARAWAN died
at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Branch Spencer, at 12:05 Thursday morning.
He was 86 years old. Mr. Carawan was the son of the late Marcus and Mary
Carawan of Lowlands. He was married to the former Rosetta Rice of Pamlico
County, who died 32 years ago. He was a retired farmer and fisherman. Mr.
Carawan moved to Hyde County 39 years ago. Surviving are three daughters:
Mrs. James Bradsher of Stovall, Mrs. Willis Boddie of Oxford, and Mrs.
Branch Spencer of Swan Quarter; one son, Marcus Carawan of Swan Quarter
and Wilson; 12 grandchildren, 8 great-grandchildren; two brothers: Ira
Carawan of Hoboken and Daniel Carawan of Fentress, Virginia; three sisters:
Mrs. Harry Guynne of South Norfolk, Virginia, Mrs. Julius Wynn of Goldsboro,
and Mrs. Delilah Leary of Hoboken. Funeral services were held at Providence
Methodist Church in Swan Quarter on Friday afternoon at 2. Interment was
in Soule Cemetery.

[Kindly submitted by Kathryn
B. "Kitty" Humphries, granddaughter of Benjamin Robbie Carawan,
who also sent along a note stating that the "brother & sisters"
mentioned in the above obituary were Robbie's half-siblings. Benjamin Robbie
Carawan's death certificate states he was born May 11, 1867 in Lowlands,
NC and died April 1, 1954 in Swan Quarter at the age of 86 years, 10 months
and 21 days. His father was Marcus Carawan and his mother was Mary Elizabeth
Fulford.]

CARAWAN, Capt. Bennett
Morgan

Ben M. CARAWAN, of 64 Seaview Avenue, drowned
yesterday afternoon while swimming about 200 yards from shore off the foot
of First View Avenue, nearly carrying with him a friend who attempted to
rescue him. It was the second tragedy in three days to occur
off this particular spot on the beach. Eight-year old Margaret Miller of
Cradock, drowned a few yards from shore there late Thursday. Earlier in
the day Miss Lillian McCullough was rescued from the water off the foot
of First Street, East Ocean View, after she had fainted about 25 yards
from shore. Carawan's body was recovered within half and hour after
it had disappeared beneath the water. Efforts of the Ocean View fire station's
pulmotor squad failed to revive him. He was pronounced dead by Dr. R. Reynolds,
and after an investigation coroner's investigator, Leon Nowitzky, announced
for City Coronor, C.D.J. MacDonald, that it was a case of accidental drowning
with no inquest necessary. Carawan, 37 years old, was a merchant
seaman. Reputed to be a good swimmer, he went bathing late yesterday afternoon
with a party of friends. According to information compiled by Patrolman
R.W. Houston of the Ocean View precinct, Carawan and Wesley Weaver were
swimming about 200 yards off shore, a short distance from a line of pound
poles, when the former became exhausted. Weaver swan to the aid of his
friend. Carawan, semiconscious from his efforts to remain afloat, grabbed
the other around the neck and dragged him down. When Weaver came to the
surface, Carawan was nowhere to be seen. Weaver was barely able to make
his way to the nearest pound pole, and clinging to it, called for help.
Patrolman Houston, on the boardwalk, heard Weaver's cry and immediately
dispatched Ben Forehand in an outboard-motored skiff to the assistance
of Weaver. The officer then turned in the alarm to the fire and police
departments. Carawan was last seen about 5:30. His body was recovered
half an hour later by Forehand with police grappling irons. The Ocean View
fire station pulmotor squad went to work on Carawan's body the minute it
was brought ashore but Carawan was too far gone to be revived and was pronounced
dead an hour later. Carawan was a native of Swan Quarter, N.C. and
had been a resident of this section for the past year and a half. He was
a member of the Master Mates and Pilots Association. He was unmarried and
is survived by two brothers, John and Byron Carawan of Swan Quarter. Detective
Nowitzky gave permission for the removal of the body to the Graham &
Sykes Funeral Home in South Norfolk and notice of the tragedy was sent
to the dead man's brothers. (The Virginian-Pilot - Sunday, July 31, 1932;
pg. 1)

C. Herman CARAWAN, 70, of Washington Park,
died today in Beaufort County Hospital. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday
at Paul Funeral Home with Dr. Glenn S. Weaver officiating. Burial will
be in Oakdale Cemetery. A native of Hyde County, Carawan was the son of
the late Columbus H. and Ruby Jarvis Carawan. He was a retired sales manager
for Lee Chevrolet Co. Carawan was a veteran of World War II, having served
in the U.S. Army. He was a member of the First Christian Church, Washington
Lodge #675 AF&AM, the Scottish Rites Bodies, Sudan Temple of the Shrine,
the Beaufort County Shrine Club, Washington Memorial Post #6088 of the
VFW of which he was a past commander. Carawan was a member of the DAV Chapter
#47, Beaufort County Post #15 of the American Legion and Tau Tribe #18,
Improved Order of the Red Men. He was married to the former Dorothy Paul
of Washington on December 27, 1941. She survives. Other survivors include
a brother, Roy J. Carawan of Swan Quarter; and a sister, Mrs. Janie C.
Dunning of Plymouth. Pallbearers will be Leo Bishop, Kurt Bishop, Garrett
Bishop, Roy Carawan, Jr., Scott Carawan, Robert E. Dunning, Jr., Bill Dunn,
Paul Dunn, Mike Willis, I.B. Paul, Paul D. Jarvis and Joe B. Paul. (Washington
Daily News - Tuesday, November 1, 1988) [Kindly submitted by Kathryn
B. "Kitty" Humphries.]

CARAWAN, Carol Inez Wakely

Mrs. Carol Inez Wakely Carawan, age 71, a resident of 1010 Carrow
Road, Chocowinity, NC 27817 died Friday July 30, 2010 at the Beaufort
County Medical Center.
A memorial service will be held 2:00 PM Monday August 2, 2010 at
Christ Church of Rose Bay in Swan Quarter officiated by Jim Rennie.
The family will receive friends, prior to the service, from 1:00 PM
until the service hour.
Mrs. Carawan was born in Cleveland County, Oklahoma on December 19,
1938 to the late Clarence James Wakely and Dora Inez Miser Wakely. She
was a 1957 graduate of Hollywood High School in Hollywood, CA. Mrs.
Carawan previously worked for the Hyde County Sheriff’s Office as a
dispatcher and at Hyde Correctional Institute as a records clerk. She
was a member of Christ Church of Rose Bay, the USO and was a proud
member of the NRA. Mrs. Carawan loved to sing, loved her cats and to
work in her yard.
Mrs. Carawan is survived by six children: Kerry Elizabeth Luft of
Methuen, Mass; Tracy Jo Houlihan and husband Stephen of Methuen, Mass,
James Russell Heck and wife Carolyn of Jackson, Miss; Joshua Lee
Carawan and wife Pam of Chocowinity, NC; Jacob Maxwell Carawan and
wife Betsy of Pensacola, Fla and Sarah Carawan Stotesberry and husband
Jeremy of Chocowinity, NC; a sister; Deanna Mayer of Phoenix, AZ; 15
grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Carawan is preceded in death by a
brother; Johnny Wakely and a sister; Linda Lee Wakely.
Paul Funeral Home of Washington is honored to serve the Carawan
family.

CARAWAN, Charlie A.

SCRANTON - Charlie A. CARAWAN, 81, died Tuesday, February 20 at Pungo
District Hospital in Belhaven. Born in Hyde County on April 17, 1919, he
was the son of the late John G. and Alice Lupton Carawan. He was a member
of the Eunice Chapel Church of Christ and worked as a farmer and fisherman
for many years until he became a deputy in the Hyde County Sheriff's Department
where he served from 1966 until his retirement in 1981. Thereafter he was
an honorary deputy. He was also a former member of the Hyde County Board
of Commissioners, the Hyde County Board of Education, a former Sunday School
teacher and was a veteran of World War II, having served in the U.S. Army.
Surviving are his wife, Evelyn Spencer Carawan; a son, D. Warren Carawan
and wife Cindy B. of Scranton; a great-granddaughter who was reared by
Mr. & Mrs. Carawan, Jessica Leigh Pittman, of the home; two sisters:
Olive Parkins and Alice Smith, both of Raleigh; 4 grandchildren and 7 other
great-grandchildren. Preceding him in death were brothers: Archie Carawan,
John G. Carawan and Archie B. Carawan; sisters: Doris Carawan, Blanche
C. O'Neal, Honor C. Sanders, and Rachel C. Holt. Funeral services will
be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Eunice Chapel Church of Christ. Phillip Paul
and Leon Williams will officiate. Burial will be in Beulah Primitive Baptist
Church Cemetery. Arrangements are by Bryan Funeral Service in Swan Quarter.
(The Coastland Times - Thursday, February 22, 2001; pg. 11A)

CARAWAN, Charlie Eugene

SWAN QUARTER - Charlie Eugene CARAWAN, 78, of Route 1, died Tuesday,
April 18, at his summer home at Emerald Isle. A native of Hyde County,
he was the son of the late Charlie and Fannie Russ Carawan, and the husband
of Elsie Gibbs Carawan of the home. Mr. Carawan was owner and operator
of Carawan Motel. He was a member of Swan Quarter Baptist Church and Fairfield
Masonic Lodge. He was a veteran of World War II having served in the U.S.
Navy. Surviving besides his wife are two daughters: Patty Buck of Swan
Quarter, and Elaine Mayo of Scranton; five sons: Gene Carawan, Charles
Carawan, Donald Carawan, Phillip Carawan, and Mark Carawan, all of Swan
Quarter; 12 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Funeral services are
set for Friday at 4 p.m. at Swan Quarter Baptist Church with the Rev. Bob
Crisp officiating. Burial is to follow at Soule Cemetery. The family will
receive friends on Thursday from 7-9 p.m. at Walker Funeral Home in Columbia.
(The Coastland Times - Thursday, April 20, 1995; pg. 8A)

CARAWAN, Clidie Mae

FAIRFIELD - Mrs. Clidie Mae CARAWAN, 80, former resident of Fairfield,
died June 27 in the DePaul Hospital, Norfolk, Va. Mrs. Carawan was the
daughter of the late Johnnie Neal and Hopie Cuttrell Carawan. She was a
member of the Central Church of Christ. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs.
Dorothy E. Phinney of West Alice, Wis.; 12 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren.
A son, Thurman W. Carawan, Sr. preceded his mother in death. Funeral services
were held Tuesday morning in the Central Church of Christ in Norfolk Va.
with Andy Ritchie officiating. Graveside services were held Tuesday afternoon
at Fairfield Cemetery in Fairfield. Arrangements are by Bryan Funeral Service
of Swan Quarter. (The Coastland Times - Thursday, July 2, 1992)

CARAWAN, David Lafayette

NORFOLK - David L. CARAWAN, 62, husband of
Helen Hart Carawan died at a local hospital yesterday morning at 4 o’clock.
Besides his wife he is survived by two brothers: George W. Carawan of Swan
Quarter, N.C. and W.S. Carawan of Columbia, N. C., and a half-sister Mrs.
Laura Williams of Portsmouth. Mr. Carawan was a native of Hyde County,
North Carolina, and had been a resident of Norfolk for 16 years. He had
been for many years financial secretary of the Woodmen of the World, a
member of the Norfolk Lodge No. 38, B.P.O. Elks, and Charity Lodge No.
10, Knights of Pythias. Funeral services will be conducted at the Hollomon-Brown
Funeral Home tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o’clock. Burial Forest Lawn Cemetery.
(The Virginian-Pilot; Friday, December 31, 1943) [Kindly submitted by Claud
W. Carawan, Jr. who states that David L. Carawan was listed in the 1917
& 1918 issues of the Norfolk City Directory as a clerk for the Norfolk
& Southern Railway living at 111 W. Plume Street.]Funeral services for Mr. David Lafayette Carawan were conducted
at the Hollomon-Brown Funeral Home yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock
by the Rev. C. Newman Faulconer, pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church.
Members of Elizabeth Camp #23 W.O.W. and Charity Lodge #10 K. of P. conducted
services at the grave. Pallbearers were C.M. Ward, T.C. Goolsby, H.E. Dittrich,
F.H. Seawell, J. M. Speight, C.L. Buckwalter, T.G. Smoak, and L.D. Rawls.
Burial was in Forest Lawn Cemetery. (The Virginian-Pilot - Sunday, January
2, 1944; pg. 6) [Kindly submitted by Kathryn
B. "Kitty" Humphries.]

CARAWAN, Denny Max

STUMPY POINT - Denny Max CARAWAN of Stumpy Point was struck and killed
by lightning on Monday, July 31, while setting a fish net from a boat in
the Pamlico Sound near Stumpy Point. He was flown to Norfolk by helicopter,
where he was pronounced dead on arrival. Funeral services for Denny were
Wednesday, Aug. 2, in Stumpy Point. Surviving are his wife, Kathy of Stumpy
Point; three step-sons [not named]; his mother, Mrs. Verna Carawan of Engelhard;
his brothers: David and Danny of Engelhard, and Donnie of South Carolina;
his step-brothers: John of Swan Quarter, Earl of Fairfield, Leland of California,
and Mackie of Manns Harbor; and a sister, Debbie Boomer of Swan Quarter.
Our condolences go out to all the family and friends of Denny Max. (The
Coastland Times - circa Aug. 3, 1989) [Submitted by Sandy Carawan of Engelhard,
N.C.]

CARAWAN, Dexter Warren

Dexter Warren Carawan, 72, of 4876 Loop
Road, Sladesville Community, died Thursday [Oct. 18. 2012] at his
home. Born in Hyde County, he was the son of Mrs. Evelyn Spencer Carawan
and the late Charlie A. Carawan. Warren loved his country and was retired as
Tech/Sergeant from the U. S. Air Force where he served twenty years including
the Viet Nam War period. He was a member of Eunice Chapel Church of Christ
and served as a former board member of the Hyde County Senior Citizen Center.
Warren loved working for his Lord and spent much time reading and studying the
Bible,and spending time with his family. Funeral Services will be held at
2:00 p.m. Sunday at the family plot in Beulah Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery,
Sladesville Community. Linwood Adams and G. C. Richards will officiate. His
grandson, Brett Carawan will also speak. Surviving in addition to his
mother are his wife, Cindy Boyd Carawan; two sons, Jeffrey Warren Carawan and
wife, Nicole of Shelbyville, TN and Justin Lee Carawan of the home; two
daughters, Vickie C. Williams of Williamston and Lisa Carawan of Washington; 13
grandchildren, Jessica Modlin, Matthew Brett Carawan, Jarett Pittman, Samantha
Decker, Bryan Gibbs, Amanda Decker, Brittany Gibbs, Jessica Scott, John
Williams, Danielle Carawan, Cameron Scott, Joseph Gibbs, Zachary Carawan; 13
great-grandchildren, Jazmine Carawan, Jackson Pittman, Miranda Carawan,
Christopher Modlin, Olivia Pittman, Cassidy Hall, Kaden Miller, Harmony
Harrington, Lexi Taylor, Andrew Taylor, Tony Ramirez, Izabel Ramirez, Mallory
Roddy. Special thanks is extended to the staff of Eastern Nephrology of
Greenville/Washington, Marion L. Sheppard Cancer Center in Washington, and the
Duke Cancer Center in Durham. The family will receive friends at Bryan
Funeral Service, Swan Quarter on Saturday, 6 p.m to 8 p.m. and other times at
the home. (Washington Daily News - Saturday, October 20, 2012)

CARAWAN, Edith Jones

Edith Jones CARAWAN, 80, of the Forest Hills
community, died Monday at Beaufort County Hospital. Funeral services will
be at 3 p.m. on Thursday in First Baptist Church with Dr. Keithen Tucker
and Dr. Gaylord Lehman officiating. Burial will be in Oakdale Cemetery.
Born March 13, 1910 in Baltimore, Md., Mrs. Carawan was the daughter of
the late Robert William and Winnie Kemp Jones. She was the widow of the
late Malcolm Lloyd Carawan who died March 5, 1979. Mrs. Carawan was a member
of the First Baptist Church. She was a retired director of Home Bound Meals
and was secretary of the Inter-Church Forum. Surviving are a daughter,
Mrs. Ann Carawan Bishop of Rocky Mount; three sisters: Mrs. Margaret Jones
Griffin of Washington, Mrs. Irene Jones Field of Salisbury and Mrs. Ruby
Jones Larson of Portsmouth, Ohio; a brother, R.W. Jones, Jr. of Washington;
3 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends
on Wednesday at Paul Funeral Home. (Washington Daily News - Tuesday, February
19, 1991) [Kindly submitted by Kathryn
B. "Kitty" Humphries who states that she believes that Edith
Jones Carawan was married to Malcolm "Mack" Carawan who used
to run the Esso Station in Swan Quarter.]

CARAWAN, Ellen Winfield

VIRGINIA BEACH - Ellen Winfield CARAWAN, 66,
of the 1500 block of Mill Dam Road, died July 18, 1995. She was a secretary
for the Chamber of Commerce, Belhaven, N.C. and was born in Roduco, North
Carolina. She was a member of St. Claire Church of Christ, Bath, N.C. and
she was also a Watch Care Member of Virginia Heights Baptist Church, Norfolk,
Va. She was the widow of Walter Webster Carawan. She is survived by three
daughters: Mrs. Glenda Lutz of Virginia Beach, Mrs. Gwen Dixon of Lebanon,
Ohio, and Mrs. Mary C. Elks of Chocowinity; three sons: Elwood R. Carawan
of Norfolk and Jeffrey K. Carawan and Donald E. Carawan, both of Virginia
Beach; one sister, Betty Lou Sadler of Belhaven, N.C.; two brothers: Claxton
Doughtie of Portsmouth and William Doughtie of Norfolk; 10 grandchildren
and one great-grandchild. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday
by Rev. George Boyd in Virginia Heights Baptist Church, Norfolk. Place
of burial will be Woodlawn Memorial Gardens in Norfolk. The family will
be at Smith and Williams Funeral Home, Kempsville Chapel, this evening
from 7 to 8:30 p.m. (The Virginian-Pilot - July 19, 1995; pg. B4) [Kindly
submitted by Claud W. Carawan, Jr.]

CARAWAN, Elma Williams

SCRANTON - Elma Williams CARAWAN, 85, of Route #2, died Friday, June
5, at Pungo District Hospital in Belhaven. Born in Hyde County on December
22, 1912, she was the daughter of the late Claudius and Sally Watson Williams.
She was married to John Green Carawan who survives. Also surviving are
a son, Royce M. Carawan of the home; four daughters: Shirley C. Spencer
of Morehead City, Linda C. Shaver of Raleigh, Claudia C. Smithwick of Belhaven,
and Annette C. Bishop of Raleigh; 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren
and 1 great-great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by brothers: Carroll
Williams, Hubert Williams, and Lloyd Williams. Funeral services will be
held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the family plot in Sladesville Baptist Church
Cemetery. The family was to receive friends at Bryan Funeral Service in
Swan Quarter on Saturday between 7 and 8 p.m. (The Coastland Times - Sunday,
June 7, 1998; pg. 12A)

CARAWAN, Elsie Gray

SWAN QUARTER - Elsie Gray CARAWAN, 77, died Thursday, March 30 at
Pitt County Memorial Hospital following a short illness. Born in Hyde County,
she was the daughter of the late Robert B. and Clydia Jones Gibbs and was
preceded in death by her husband, Charlie E. Carawan. Mrs. Carawan was
owner/operator of Carawans Motel and a member of the Swan Quarter Baptist
Church. Surviving are her daughters and sons-in law: Patty and Coy Buck,
and Elaine and Gary Mayo of Scranton; her sons and daughters-in-law: Robert
E. and Marian Carawan, Charles A. and Sharon Carawan, Donald D. and Kerry
Carawan, Phillip R. and Melony Carawan, and Mark and Lisa Carawan, all
of Swan Quarter; 12 grandchildren and 5 great-grandchildren. Funeral services
will be held Sunday, April 2, at 4 p.m. in the Swan Quarter Baptist Church.
Interment will follow in the Soule Cemetery with the Rev. Robert Crisp
and the Rev. Richard Bartholomew officiating. Arrangements by Maitland
Funeral Home in Creswell. (The Coastland Times - Sunday, April 2, 2000;
pg. 10A)

CARAWAN, Ephraim Wilfred

ENGELHARD - Ephraim Wilfred CARAWAN, 73, died Saturday, July 24,
1999 at Pungo District Hospital in Belhaven. Born in Ransomeville, Feb.
20, 1926, he was the son of the late Alvin Rufus and Sophia Elizabeth Potter
Carawan. He was married to the former Margaret Evans who died in 1989.
He lived in Forest, Va. for many years where he retired as a barber with
the Virginia Department of Mental Health. He returned to Hyde County in
1990 following his wife's death. He was a member of Mattsamuskeet Lodge
#328, AF & AM and served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict.
Surviving are three brothers: A. Percy Carawan of Gull Rock, Poe Carawan
of Salisbury and Guyon Carawan of Buena Vista; a sister, Irene C. Brown
of Swan Quarter........(my new puppy chewed up this portion of the obit)......Naomi
Hopkins, Clara Pearl Carawan and Olive Joyce Carawan. Masonic graveside
services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday in Virginia Memorial Park near
Lynchburg, Va. The Forest Lodge AF & AM will conduct the service. Arrangements
by Bryan Funeral Service in Swan Quarter. (The Coastland Times - Tuesday,
July 27, 1999)

CARAWAN, George D.

Deacon George D. CARAWAN departed this life August 7th, 1891, at
his home on the south side of Mattamuskeet Lake, Hyde County, N.C.
He was raised up in the same neighborhood to manhood and was an honest,
hard-laboring man all his life. He was married three times, and by
his first wife had eight children born to him, of whom five survive him--four
sons and one daughter--all grown and married. Brother Carawan joined
the South Mattamuskeet church and was baptized the first Sunday in June
1866 and from his Christian walk and godly conversation after joining the
church, the brethren called upon him to serve them as Deacon the first
Sunday in March 1873, and the dear brother faithfully discharged the duties
of the office as long as he lived. A few years before he died he
had an eating cancer just under one of his eyes, and Doctor Gore treated
and cured it, though he suffered tortures untold in the treatment, and
thought it seemed to be well, yet he told me the place from which it was
removed always hurt him, and from then he seemed to get weaker and weaker
until the Lord, whom he served and loved, took his faithful and suffering
servant home where there will be for him no more suffering, pain and sorrow,
but all will be joy and peace in the Lord forever. The church looks
upon the loss of the dear brother as irreparable; but then they are sure
that their loss is his gain; so they sorrow not as those who have no hope,
and I would say to his children who were raised up by his tender and fatherly
care, to remember his godly walk and to follow his footsteps as he followed
Christ; and may the Lord enable all of us to follow his good Christian
life. Our dear brother was nearly seventy years old but his exact
age I have not been informed. He was buried in the family graveyard
on South Lake, where he will remain undisturbed until the resurrection
morn when the body, which was sown in weakness and dishonor, shall be raised
in power and glory, which shall be to the praise, honor and glory of the
Lord forever. May the blessed Lord enable us all to meet our dear
brother in heaven above, is my prayer for Jesus' sake. /signed/ L.S.
Ross (Zion's Landmark - Primitive Baptist semi-monthly published
in Wilson, N.C. - February 15, 1893) [Kindly submitted by Kathryn
B. "Kitty" Humphries.]

CARAWAN, George F.

Having been requested to do so, I will try
in my weak way to write the obituary of my uncle, George F. Carawan, who
was recently summoned home to live in peace with the Father and the angels.
Uncle George was the son of Benajah and Nancy Carawan. He was born
in Hyde County January 15, 1868 and died April 6, 1917, making his life
here in this world of sorrow and tribulation 49 years, 2 months and 21
days. He died of Cerebral Hemorrhage. He leaves to mourn his departure
four own brothers and one half brother, as follows: Jesse M. Carawan and
James F. Carawan of Lowland, N.C.; Israel M. Carawan, Washington, N. C.;
Milton B. Carawan, Bath, N.C. and Chas. T. A. Moreslender, Ransomville,
N.C., besides a multitude of other relatives and friends and members of
the church.
He was a member of the Primitive Baptist Church at Goose Creek Island having
joined on the fourth Sunday in July 1898. He always lived an orderly life,
being always present at his meetings and took much pleasure in mingling
with the brethren and sisters and shaking hands with them. While he never
had very much to say himself he loved so much to hear others talk of the
goodness and unlimited grace of our Savior to His children here on earth.
He was afflicted all his life, but bore his afflictions with sublime patience,
always walking orderly, quiet and humble, never speaking harsh and cruel
things about anyone. Uncle George never married, so he did not remain
in one place long. Sometimes he would live with one of his brothers; sometimes
he would live at his home, for by his own hard work and economy he had
accumulated enough of this world's goods to own a nice little farm; sometimes
would leave home and work in the cotton mills at Roanoke Rapids. And it
was there that he died. He enjoyed so much going to visit his friends
and relatives. He always went when he pleased, giving no warning, but seemed
to delight in giving a surprise by coming. Only a month or so before his
death he went all around to see all his relatives and nearest friends.
He spent several days on the trip. Little did we think that it would be
the last time we would ever see him alive, but now it seems to us as though
the hand of the Lord was guiding and directing him to go out among his
people for the last and final visit. George did not suffer long when
the final summons came, but suffered very severely. From the time that
he was discovered at three o'clock in the morning lying unconscious on
the floor in his room, it was only about eighteen hours until the angel
of death had ushered him into the Land of the Peaceful. And during these
last hours of his earthly life as in all others he had the kind and affectionate
attention of his niece, Mrs. Nancy Kidd who lived near by him. She had
his body embalmed and placed in a beautiful casket and sent home to his
dear ones. He was buried in the old family graveyard at Goose Creek Island
along with his father, mother, two sisters and other relatives. It was
a sad day, that Easter evening that we all gathered at the grave to see
and bid adieu to the last remains of one so meek and humble. We feel that
if any person was ever blessed to enjoy the sweetness of Christian experience,
he was one, and while affliction has debarred him from much pleasure as
we see it in this life, we feel that his recompense is great, and that
he has reaped the reward of the faithful. Written by his nephew, C.G. CARAWAN.
Vandemere, N.C. (Zion's Landmark - Primitive Baptist semi-monthly
published in Wilson, N.C. - July 1, 1917) [Kindly submitted by Kathryn
B. "Kitty" Humphries.]

CARAWAN, Glenn

AHOSHIE - Glenn CARAWAN, 56, died Saturday. Services were to be at
11 a.m. today in the Garrett Funeral Home in Ahoskie. Burial was to be
at 3 p.m. in Soule Cemetery in Swan Quarter. He was a native of Swan Quarter.
Mr. Carawan is survived by his wife, Lila Lee Carawan; two daughters: Sherrie
Barnes of Wilson and Kathy Carawan of Raleigh; his father, I. Emmett Carawan
of Swan Quarter; a sister, Metta Austin of Manteo; two brothers: Bill Carawan
of Chesapeake, Va. and Edward "Bunk" Carawan of Swan Quarter;
his stepmother, Marie M. Carawan of Swan Quarter; and a grandson. In lieu
of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Roanoke Chowan Hospice
in Ahoskie. (The Coastland Times - circa April 8, 1989) [Submitted by Sandy
Carawan of Engelhard, N.C.]

CARROWON (CARAWAN), Elder
Green

Elder Green CARROWAN, son of William Carrowon
of Hyde County, began to preach about 1806 and was active in the [South
Mattamuskeet Baptist Church] Kehukee Baptist
Association. He was born on July 27, 1778 and died on January 31, 1832.
He married first a daughter of Foster Jarvis* of Swanquarter and had seven
children. He married second a daughter of Henry Carrow of Mattamuskeet
Lake and had nine children. (Kindly submitted
by Sarah Carrowon [Mrs. Thomas C. Carrowon, Jr. of Warrensville] who found
this very short obituary. It was in a book in a library in High Point,
NC. The book was in an alphabetized recitation of things that were important
to the researcher and was prepared during The Depression from items gleaned
from early eastern North Carolina newspapers, etc. The date was written
on the margin of the page and was unclear. The source was North Carolina
Free Press - December __, 1832 and said see page 4 for Elder Carrowon's
biography.) [From Deaths and Marriages
from Tarboro, North Carolina Newspapers 1824-1865 by Hugh Buckner Johnson
Wilson, NC] See
Elder
Green Carrowan's biography.* The Jarvis Research Group believes that the
first wife of Elder Green Carrowon (Carawan) could have been Agness Jarvis,
daughter of Foster Jarvis, III and his wife Elizabeth (Mason) Jarvis, not
Britannia Jarvis as sometimes reported. It is believed that Britannia Jarvis
was a daughter of Joseph and Sophia Jarvis.

CARAWAN, Frances Waters

Frances Waters Carawan, 81, of 1525 Puddin Hill Road, Scranton, died on
Friday afternoon,December
5, 2014in Vidant-Beaufort
Hospital, Washington.
Born in Beaufort County,January
19, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Earl and Bertha Keech
Waters. She was married to Ralph George Carawan who preceded her in death.
She was a member of Mt. Olive Church of Christ.
A funeral service will be held at the gravesite at 1 p.m. onMondayin
the Carawan Family Cemetery at the home. Linwood Adams will officiate.
Surviving are three sons, Dexter Carawan and wife, Agnes, Mark D. Carawan
and wife, Pam, and Joe Carawan and fiancé, Donna Paramore all of Scranton; a
brother, Gene Earl Waters of Belhaven. She was also preceded in
death by two sisters, Leona Cullipher and Virginia Bridgman.
Friends may join the family for visiting at Bryan Funeral Service in Swan
Quarter onSundayfrom
5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and other times at the Carawan home.
(Bryan Funeral Home)

CARAWAN, Harvey M.

SCRANTON - Harvey M. CARAWAN, age 61, died
Saturday in Pungo District hospital in Belhaven. Graveside funeral services
will be held at 2:30 today in Soule Cemetery near Swan Quarter by the Rev.
Macon Harris, Jr. and Bruce Hardin. Carawan, a native of this community,
was formerly employed by Beaufort County Technical Institute in Washington.
Surviving are his wife, Sarah Vaughn Carawan; four sons: Johnny Ballance
of Virginia Beach, Va., Murl Carawan of Portsmouth, Va., Mack Carawan of
Fairfield and Billy Gene Carawan of El Paso, Texas; one daughter, Mrs.
Maggie Hodges of Scranton; 11 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren;
one brother, Arthur Windley Carawan of Pantego; and two sisters, Mrs. Betty
Sawyer of Swan Quarter and Mrs. Ruth Peele of Williamston. Pallbearers
will be Ralph Carawan, Dewey Sawyer, Thurman Evans, Forrest Jennette, Paul
O'Neal, Alva O'Neal and J.P. O'Neal. The body will remain at the Williamson
Funeral Home in Swan Quarter and be taken to the cemetery at the funeral
hour. (Unknown 1972 newspaper; pg. 1 & 10) [Newspaper article and photo
kindly submitted by Arthur W. Carawan.]

CARAWAN, Helen Hart

NORFOLK - Mrs. Helen Hart CARAWAN, widow of
David [Lafayette] Carawan, died at a Norfolk hospital Wednesday at 9:45
a.m. She is survived by a number of nieces and nephews, great-nieces and
great-nephews. Mrs. Carawan was a native of Rowan County, N.C. and had
been a resident of Norfolk most of her life, residing at 843 West 49th
St. She was a member of the O.E.S., Ladies Auxiliary of Woodmen Circle,
a member of the Unity Presbyterian Church in Woodleaf, N.C., and was until
her retirement secretary of the Woodmen of the World. Funeral services
will be conducted at the Hollomon-Brown Funeral home Saturday at 2 p.m.
Burial will be in Forest Lawn Cemetery. (The Virginian-Pilot - Thursday,
February 5, 1959) [Kindly submitted by Kathryn
B. "Kitty" Humphries.]

CARAWAN, Irven Emmett

SWAN QUARTER - Irven Emmett CARAWAN, 87, died Sunday in Pungo District
Hospital in Belhaven. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in
the family plot at Soule Cemetery. Mike Caton will officiate. Mr. Carawan,
a native of Lowland in Pamlico County, was the son of the late Alvin Rufus
and Mary Jane Sadler Carawan. He founded Mattamuskeet Sportsman Center
in 1958 which he operated for 12 years. He was a retired farmer and commercial
fisherman. Mr. Carawan was first married to Katie Cox Carawan who died
in 1960, and was later married to Marie Mooney Carawan in 1965. He was
preceded in death by two children: Jane C. Barber in 1986 and Myron Glenn
Carawan in 1989. Surviving are his wife; two sons: Bill Carawan of Chesapeake,
Va. and Edward "Bunk" Carawan of Swan Quarter; a daughter, Mrs.
Metta Austin of Manteo; two step-daughters: Mrs. Dorothy Gibbs of Chesapeake,
Va. and Mrs. Hannah Pierce of Hertford; four brothers: Percy Carawan of
Kitty Hawk, Poe Carawan of Salisbury, Wilfred Carawan of Engelhard and
Guyon Carawan of Buena Vista, Va.; a sister, Mrs. Irene C. Brown of Swan
Quarter; 15 grandchildren and 4 step-great-grandchildren. The family will
receive friends at the home. Arrangements are by Bryan Funeral Service
in Swan Quarter. (The Coastland Times - Tuesday, June 19, 1990 and also
Thursday, June 21, 1990; pg. 8A)

CARAWAN, John Alvin

SWAN QUARTER - John Alvin CARAWAN, 65, of Route 1, died Thursday,
December 18, at Pungo District Hospital in Belhaven. Born in Beaufort County
on November 23, 1932, he was the son of the late Maxwell Manning and Sarah
Teresa Barnette Carawan. He was married to the former Lois Sanderson on
December 24, 1955. Mr. Carawan was a former Mason in Atlantic Lodge AF
& AM and also an Odd Fellow in the former Swan Quarter Lodge. He retired
as manager of the former O'Neal Oil Company in Swan Quarter and was a member
of Christ Church at Rose Bay. Surviving are his wife; a son, Maxwell Earl
Carawan of Swan Quarter; a daughter, Jennifer Lorraine C. Stotesberry of
Swan Quarter; his step-mother, Verna Carawan of Engelhard; eight brothers:
Maxwell Carawan of Belhaven, Leland Carawan of Bolivar, Missouri, Earl
Carawan of Fairfield, Chester Carawan and Lester Carawan of South Mills,
Donnie Carawan, Danny Carawan and Davy James Carawan, all of Engelhard;
a sister, Deborah C. Boomer of Swan Quarter; 5 grandchildren. He was preceded
in death by a brother, Denny Max Carawan, in 1989. Funeral services were
to be set for 2 p.m. Saturday at Christ Church at Rose Bay with Dr. Floyd
Clark and Raffael Farrow, Jr. officiating. Burial will follow in Soule
Cemetery. Arrangements are by Bryan Funeral Service in Swan Quarter. (The
Coastland Times - Sunday, December 21, 1997; pg. 9A)

CARAWAN, John Green

SCRANTON - John Green "Jay" CARAWAN, 88, died Friday, September
4, at Pungo District Hospital in Belhaven. Born in Hyde County on January
20, 1910, he was the son of the late John G. and Alice Lupton Carawan.
He worked his lifetime in farming and commerical fishing. He was the widower
of Elma Williams Carawan who died June 5. Surviving are his son, Royce
M. Carawan of the home; daughters: Shirley C. Spencer of Morehead City,
Linda C. Shaver and Annette C. Bishop of Raleigh, and Claudia C. Smithwick
of Belhaven; 11 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild.
Brother and sisters preceding Mr. Carawan in death are Archie B. Carawan,
Rachel B. Holt, Blanche C. O'Neal and Ina C. Saunders. Funeral services
will be held at 3 p.m. today at the gravesite in Sladesville Missionary
Baptist Church Cemetery. Steve Bryan will officiate. (The Coastland Times
- Sunday, September 6, 1998; pg. 10A)

CARAWAN, Joseph Wilbert

Joseph Wilbert Carawan, beloved father, grandfather and great-grandfather, died
June 1, 2013 in Scottsdale, Arizona. Born in Engelhard, May 10, 1920, he
was the son of the late Joseph Mitchell and Mattie Gibbs Carawan who were both
from Hyde County. He was married to the former Viola Evelyn Mason who
preceded him in death. He spent his entirecareerof
31 years in the U. S. Coast Guard and retired to Virginia Beach, VA in 1975. He
had been living in Scottsdale, AZ for the last 7 years with his only child,
Cheryl A. Vermillion and her husband, Joseph Vermillion. He is also
survived by two granddaughters, Angie Vermillion and her husband, Dr. Sean
Meehan of Potomac Falls, VA and Alyssa Vermillion of Scottsdale, AZ. He also
leaves three great-grandchildren, Sean and Emma Meehan and Amya Vermillion
Anderson. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Doris Carawan Foster.
A memorial service will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, October 9, 2013 at Swan
Quarter Christian Church. Pastor Sonny Furrow will officiate. Burial will follow
in Soule Cemetery. Thefamilywill
receive friends and guests during the one hour prior to the funeral in the
fellowship hall of the church. (Bryan Funeral Service)

CARAWAN, Katie Cox

SWAN QUARTER LEADER DIES - Mrs. Katie C. CARAWAN, age 52, wife of
Emmett Carawan, died Monday afternoon at 4 p.m. in Pungo District Hospital
in Belhaven following an illness of several months. Mrs. Carawan was the
daughter of Fenner Cox and the late Florence Meekins Cox of Ransomville.
She was a member of the Swan Quarter Christian Church. Surviving besides
her husband and father are two daughters: Mrs. Dennis Simmons of Fairfield
and Mrs. Bobby Sadler of Manteo; three sons: Bill Carawan of Portsmouth,
Va., William Carawan of Gaston, and Edward of the home; two sisters: Mrs.
Elmer Harris and Mrs. Ben Foster, both of Ransomville; three brothers:
Johnny Cox of Ransomville, and Harvey and Luther Cox, both of Norfolk,
Va. Funeral services were held in the Christian Church at Swan Quarter
at 3 o'clock Tuesday conducted by the Rev. Garland Bland. Burial was in
Soule Cemetery. (The Coastland Times - October 7, 1960)

SWAN QUARTER - Lona Bonner CARAWAN, 95, of 535 Turnpike Road,
Swan Quarter, died Thursday, September 28, 2006, at Cross Creek Health Care,
where she had been a patient recently. Born in Lake Landing, October 18,
1910, she was the daughter of the late Claude L. and Lizzie Swindell Bonner. She
was the widow of Ruel Carawan who died in 1967. Mrs. Carawan was a
life-long member of Soule United Methodist Church, a former teacher of youth and
adult Sunday school classes, active in United Methodist Women and president of
the Soule Ladies Aid from January, 1937 until it disbanded a few years ago.
She was a graduate of East Carolina Teachers College. She retired after teaching
in the Swan Quarter and Mattamuskeet schools for 40 years, 1930 to 1970. She was
active in the Hyde County Unit of Retired Teachers, a member of the Hyde County
Historical and Genealogical Society, Hyde County Grassroots Arts Council and
Octagon House Restoration, Inc. She was a charter member of the former Swan
Quarter Rebekah Lodge in which she took an active part for forty eight years.
Surviving are a nephew, F. Thomas Carmine, Jr. of Newport News, Va.; a great
nephew, Bret Carmine of Newport News, Va. and a first cousin, Mary-Louise S.
McGee of Swan Quarter. She was preceded in death by her dear sister,
Renagrant B. Carmine. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday
in Providence United Methodist Church. The Rev. Valerie Ballance and Steve Bryan
will officiate and burial will follow in Soule Cemetery. The family will
receive friends in the fellowship hall at Providence Church from 1 p.m. until
the hour of the funeral on Sunday. Arrangements are by Bryan Funeral
Service in Swan Quarter. (Washington Daily News - Saturday, September 30,
2006)

CARAWAN, Lucille Evans

GREENVILLE - Lucille Evans CARAWAN, 75, died Sunday, May 10, in Pitt
County Memorial Hospital, Greenville. Born in Halifax County October 6,
1922, she was the daughter of the late Ruby and Bettie Carawan Evans. She
was married to Thomas Edison Carawan and would have celebrated their 57th
wedding anniversary on May 15. She worked alongside her husband in the
family business, founding Carawan Oil Company in 1943. She worked as a
secretary until just six weeks prior to her death. Mrs. Carawan was active
in the Immanuel Baptist Church, the Pilot Club of Greenville, a member
of Alpha Phi Sorority and the Delta Alpha Chapter at East Carolina University
and Greenville Chapter #149, Order of the Eastern Star. Surviving are her
husband; a son, Thomas E. Carawan, Jr. of Winterville; a daughter, Betty
Ann C. Scoopmire of Greenville; a brother, Dewey Sawyer of Swan Quarter;
3 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild. A memorial service will be held
at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the Immanuel Baptist Church on South Elm Street
in Greenville. The Rev. Hugh Burlington will officiate. A burial service
will be held at the family plot in Soule Cemetery at Swan Quarter at 4
p.m. on Wednesday, where her body will be interred next to her mother.
Steve Bryan, a family friend, will conduct the graveside service. The body
will lie in state at Bryan Funeral Service, Swan Quarter, where friends
are invited to visit until the funeral hour. (The Coastland Times - Tuesday,
May 12, 1998)

SWAN QUARTER - Funeral services for Mrs. George W. CARAWAN, 63, of
Swan Quarter, were held Saturday at 3 o'clock with the Rev. E.R. Stewart,
assisted by Rev. C.W. Guthrie, officiating. Interment was in Soule Cemetery.
Mrs. Carawan died Friday morning in a Washington hospital. She had been
in failing health for some time. A daughter of the late Daniel and Maggie
Harris of Hyde County, she had spent her entire life in Swan Quarter, the
home place of her parents. She was an active member of the Missionary Baptist
Church. Surviving are her husband, George Washington Carawan; four sons:
Ottis of Swan Quarter, W.R., Woodrow, and Sanderlin all of Norfolk; six
daughters: Mrs. Natalie? Duke of Jacksonville, Florida, Mrs. Mary Harris
of Swan Quarter, Mrs. Hilda Credle of Berkley, Va., Mrs. Lillie English
of Portsmouth, Va., Mrs. George Swindell of Swan Quarter and Mrs. Margaret
Haton? of Jacksonville, Florida; her step-mother Lovie?/Lois? Harris; two
sisters: Mrs. Martha Tunnell and mrs. Carmon Tunnell; and one brother,
Jesse Harris, all of Hyde County; and 19 grandchildren. (The Dare County
Times - Friday, October 16, 1942; pg.1)
[In Memory Of states Margaret Edward "Maggie" Harris Carawan
was born April 9, 1878 and died October 9, 1942. Her father is listed as
Daniel Edward Harris and her mother as Margaret Axilee Caffee.]

CARAWAN, Marie Mooney

Mrs. Marie Mooney CARAWAN, 90, of Woodstock, Ill., Elizabeth City
and formerly of Hyde County, died Thursday, June 5, 2003, at Albemarle
Hospital, Elizabeth City. A graveside service will be conducted at
11 a.m. Saturday at the Carawan family plot in Soule Cemetery, Swan Quarter,
with George W. Bondurant of Elizabeth City officiating. Mrs. Carawan
was born in Fairfield on April 12, 1913. She was the daughter of the late
Clifton and Beda Hudson Mooney. She was first married to Thomas H. Dawson,
who preceded her in death in 1942. Following his death, she married Hubert
C. Cahoon, who preceded her in death in 1964. She then married Irven Emmett
Carawan, who preceded her in death in 1990. Survivors include two
daughters, Hannah D. Pierce of Hertford and Dorothy D. Gibbs of Suffolk,
Va.; two stepsons, Edward "Bunk" Carawan of Swan Quarter and
Wilbur "Bill" Carawan of Fairfield; one stepdaughter, Metta Austin
of Manteo; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was
preceded in death by two brothers, Lindsey Mooney and Clifton Mooney Jr.;
and one sister, Dorothy Lee Mooney. The family will receive friends
today from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Bryan Funeral Service, Swan Quarter.
(Washington Daily News - Friday, June 6, 2003)

CARAWAN, Martha Cahoon

SWAN QUARTER - Mrs. Martha Cahoon CARAWAN, 90, long time resident
of Hyde County, died early Monday in Windermere Nursing Center, Virginia
Beach. Born in Hyde County, she was the daughter of the late Charlie E.
and Susannah Elizabeth Swindell Cahoon. She was the widow of Ottis Carawan,
Sr., who died in 1961. She was a member of Swan Quarter Christian Church.
She had been a resident of Virginia Beach, Va. for a number of years. Funeral
services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday in Swan Quarter Christian Church.
Mike Caton, minister, will officiate. Burial will follow in Soule Cemetery.
Surviving are three sons: Ottis Carawan, Jr., Sherlin Carawan and Merlin
Carawan, all of Swan Quarter; a daughter, Mrs. Minerva C. Bong of Virginia
Beach, Va.; a brother, Emmett Cahoon of Swan Quarter; 6 grandchildren and
7 great-grandchildren. The family suggests that in lieu of flowers, memorials
may be made to Swan Quarter Christian Church, Rt. 1, Box 19-C, Swan Quarter
or the Alzheimers Disease Research Center, 725 Broad Street, Durham. The
family will receive friends at Bryan Funeral Service, Swan Quarter, 7 to
9 p.m. Thursday, and at other times will meet at the home of Mr. &
Mrs. Sherlin Carawan, Route 1, Swan Quarter. (The Coastland Times - December
24, 1991)

CARAWAN, Mary McKenna

Mary
McKenna Carawan, 90, of Wapping Road, Portsmouth, RI, formerly of Hoyt
Street, Warwick, RI, died Saturday, June 11, 2011 at her home in Portsmouth, RI.
She was the wife of the late Robert Evans Carawan of Swan Quarter, NC. Born in
Providence, RI on December 22, 1920, she was the daughter of the late William
Joseph and Helen (O'Connor) McKenna. Mary worked for twenty years for the former
Narragansett Electric Company as a legal secretary and previously for Dr.
William E. McKenney in Warwick, RI and at Uncle Harry’s Toy Shoppe in
Providence, RI. She was a communicant of St. Barnabas Church, and a former
member of the St. Rose of Lima Church in Warwick, where she was active with
their Rosary and Altar Guild. Mary was baptized in Blessed Sacrament Parish in
Providence. Mary was a talented cook and was devoted to caring for her family.
She is survived by her son Robert Carawan, Jr. and his wife Louise Anne (Clumecky)
Carawan of Portsmouth, RI, and her grandson Benjamin Marcus Carawan of
Portsmouth, RI, a brother Raymond McKenna of East Greenwich, RI, and nephews
Raymond McKenna of Connecticut, Thomas McKenna of Phoenixville, PA, and niece
Barbara McKenna of North Kingstown, RI. She was preceded in death by her brother
William B. McKenna, nephew William B. McKenna and niece Janice Morressette. Her
funeral was held on Wednesday, June 15, from the Connors Funeral Home, 55 West
Main Road, Portsmouth, with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Barnabas Church,
1697 East Main Road, Portsmouth. Burial was at St. Ann's Cemetery in Cranston.
Calling hours were held Tuesday, June 14 in the Connors Funeral Home.
Funeral arrangements by Connors Funeral Home, 55 West Main Road, Portsmouth, RI.
(The Pamlico News - June 22, 2011)

CARAWAN, Mattie Gibbs

VIRGINIA BEACH - Mrs. Mattie Gibbs CARAWAN,
80?, widow of Joseph Mitchell Carawan, died Monday at 9:25 a.m. in a hospital.
A native of Middletown, Hyde County, N.C., she lived in South Norfolk 18
years before moving to the beach in 1969. She was a member of Middletown
Christian Church. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Doris Elizabeth Foster
of the home; a son, Joseph Wilbert Carawan of Arlington; 3 grandchildren
and a great-granddaughter. The body was taken from Graham Funeral Home
in South Norfolk to Williamson Funeral Home in Swan Quarter, N.C. for a
funeral service Wednesday at 2 p.m. in Middletown Christian Church. Burial
will be in Fulford Cemetery, Engelhard, N.C. The family will be at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McKinney of Route 1, Middletown, N.C. (Virginian-Pilot
- Tuesday, October 8, 1974) [Kindly submitted by Claud W. Carawan, Jr.]

CARAWAN, Maxwell Hollowell

[Photo submitted by Sandy Carawan]

Maxwell Hollowell CARAWAN, 69, of Scranton, died Monday afternoon,
March 15, 2004, at Pungo District Hospital after a courageous eight-month
battle with cancer. Mr. Carawan was born in Beaufort County on Dec.
7, 1934. He was the son of the late Maxwell Mannen Carawan and Sarah Teressa
Barnett Spencer. He served his country in the U.S. Air Force from 1954-1958.
In 2003, he retired from Pungo Machine in Pantego. He had also been employed
with Allied Towing and had worked as an auto body repairman. He was a member
of Eunice Chapel Church of Christ in Scranton. Mr. Carawan is survived
by his wife, Joyce O'Neal Carawan of the home, whom he married on May 1,
1986. He is also survived by two sons, Joshua L. Carawan of Chocowinity,
BM1 Jacob M. Carawan of the U.S. Coast Guard in Southport; a daughter,
Sarah C. Stotesberry of Swan Quarter as well as one step-son, James R.
Heck of Las Vegas, Nev.; two step-daughters, Tracy Heck and Kerry Luft,
both of Methuen, Mass., all by his second wife; three step-sons, Kenneth
M. Green and Kevin M. Green, both of Newport News, Va., Stephen R. Green
of Wanchese and a step-daughter, Lisa A. Booth of Manteo, all by his present
wife; four grandchildren; 12 step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren.
Additionally, he is survived by seven brothers, Leland W. Carawan of Bolivar,
Mo., Earl L. Carawan of Fairfield, Chester R. Combs and Lester A. Combs,
both of South Mills, Seth D. "Donny" Carawan, Danny M. Carawan
and Davy J. Carawan, all of Engelhard; and one sister, Deborah C. Boomer
of Garner. Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers,
John A. Carawan and Denny Max Carawan; and his step-mother, Verna Gibbs
Carawan. Mr. Carawan was a musician for over 60 years. He is one
from a set of brothers who are the third generation of musicians in the
Carawan family. In 1949, he performed for the Wesley Parker Tent Show.
In 1952, he helped organize the Carawan Brothers Tent Show, which performed
in rural towns throughout Eastern North Carolina. Then in 1954, he joined
Bob and Mae Noell's Traveling Animal Tent Show, "Noell's Ark Gorilla
Show." During these recent years, he had performed for the Pocosin
Arts, the Scuppernong Riverfest and with Molasses Creek and other musicians
of the Outer Banks music scene at the Ocrafolk Music Festival. A
memorial service will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Eunice Chapel Church
of Christ. Michael Swindell and Lemmie Davenport will officiate.
The family will receive friends on Tuesday evening at Bryan Funeral Service,
Swan Quarter, between 7 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. The Carawan family would
like to extend their heartfelt thanks to the many family members and friends
whose affection, love and kindness helped him through a difficult time.
(Washington Daily News - Tuesday, March 16, 2004)

CARAWAN, Maxwell Mannen

ENGELHARD—Maxwell M. CARAWAN, age 67, a retired
maintenance supervisor with the Hyde County School System, died at his
home this morning at 4:30 a.m. following a critical illness of two and
one-half months. He had been in declining health for the past two
years. Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday afternoon at 2
p.m. in the Middleton Christian Church by pastor Dr. Frank Wibiral. Burial
will follow in Soule Cemetery. The following will serve as pallbearers:
Larry Boomer, Jay Boomer, Thomas Swindell, Edward Carawan, Orville Ballance
and William Edward Basnight. Serving as honorary pallbearers will be Cecil
Gibbs, Otis Mason, Warren Harris, Jr., Richard Mann, Ben O'Neal and Bernell
Gibbs. The body will be moved from Paul Funeral Home in Belhaven
to the church to lie in state from Tuesday from noon until the funeral
hour. Mr. Carawan was born in Lowland in Pamlico County October 4,
1911, the son of the late Rufus A. and Elizabeth Potter Carawan.
He served as maintenance supervisor for the Hyde County School System for
18 years, and he drove a bus for the Engelhard-Washington busline for 17
years. He was a member of the Middleton Christian Church and the
Engelhard Rotary Club. Mr. Carawan was married to Verna Gibbs on
June 21, 1946. Mrs. Carawan survives her husband. Also surviving
are one daughter, Miss Debbie Carawan of the home; eight sons, John A.
Carawan of Swan Quarter, Leland Carawan of Camarilla, Calif., Macky Carawan
of N. Hollywood, Fla., Earl L. Carawan of Fairfield, Donny Carawan, Danny
Carawan and Denny Carawan all of Engelhard and Davy Carawan of the home;
one sister, Mrs. Irene C. Brown of Swan Quarter; five brothers, Emmett
Carawan of Swan Quarter, Percy Carawan of Kitty Hawk, Poe Carawan of Salisbury,
Wilfred Carawan of Forest, Va., and Guyon Carawan of Buena Vista, Va.;
22 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren. (Washington Daily News
(Washington, NC) - Monday, June 25, 1979) [Obituary and photo kindly submitted
by Sandy Carawan]

CARAWAN, Merlin

SWAN QUARTER - Merlin CARAWAN, 53, died June 23 in Pitt County Memorial
Hospital, Greenville. He was a commercial fisherman and the owner of Oyster
Creek Crab House, Swan Quarter. A native of Hyde County, he was the son
of the late Ottis M. and Martha Cahoon Carawan. A veteran of the U.S. Army,
he retired in 1982. He served in the Vietnam War, and was a member of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Norfolk, Va. He was a member of the Swan Quarter
Christian Church. Surviving are his wife, Mildred Troutman Carawan; a daughter,
Lisa McQueen of Sanford; two brothers, Ottis Carawan, Jr. and Sherlin Carawan,
both of Swan Quarter; a sister, Minerva C. Bong of Virginia Beach, Va.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at the family plot in
Soule Cemetery with Mike Caton officiating. Military honors will follow
the religious service. Those who prefer may send memorials to a favorite
charity. The family will receive friends at the home on Oyster Creek Road.
Arrangements are by Bryan Funeral Service where the body will lie in state
until 12:30 p.m. on Thursday. (The Coastland Times - Thursday, June 25,
1992)

CARAWAN, Myrdis Blake

FAIRFIELD - Myrdis Blake CARAWAN, 67, died Friday, September 11,
at her home. Born in Hyde County on December 16, 1930, she was the daughter
of the late Roland and Sally Cuthrell Blake and the wife of Earl L. Carawan
who survives. She worked for several years at the former Ballance Steak
House in Fairfield. She was a member of the Fairfield Christian Church.
Surviving in addition to her husband are a son, Samuel Edward Watson and
his wife Linda of Swan Quarter; two brothers: Earl Blake of Fairfield and
Christopher Blake of Elizabeth City; two sisters: Ann Tilley and Ina Bostillo,
both of Elizabeth City; two grandchildren: Stephanie Watson of Raleigh
and Sam Watson of Swan Quarter; a great-grandchild, Tyius Watson of Raleigh.
Funeral services were to be held at 4 p.m. Saturday, September 12, at the
family plot in Fairfield Cemetery with William W. Booth and Steve Bryan
officiating. Arrangements are by Bryan Funeral Service in Swan Quarter.
(The Coastland Times - Sunday, September 13, 1998; pg. 12A)

CARAWAN, Nancy E. (Dukes)
Moreslender

It is with a sad heart that I attempt to write
out and send the death notice of my dear old mother whose age we do not
know. She was between 60 and 70 years old. Her maiden name was Nancy E.
Dukes. She was first married to Charles Moreslender in the date of 1854,
then she was left a widow in 1855 with one child. She lived a widow until
1857 when she married Benajah Carawan whose obituary appeared in the Landmark
of October 15th 1892. There were born unto them 8 children and 6 survive
her to mourn her loss, but we feel to have a hope that our loss is her
gain. She seemed to bear her affliction with much patience and was reconciled
to the Lord's will. She professed a hope in Christ and joined the Primitive
Baptist Church at Goose Creek Island, Pamlico County, N.C. and was baptized
by Elder M.A. Sawyer in the year of 1882 and remained a good and faithful
member until her death on September the 15th 1897 and was buried the 17th
after humble praise and prayer to God by our esteemed brother, James Potter.
She suffered all that seemed possible for one to suffer in total paralysis.
We called in the help of a kind doctor, with friends and neighbors, and
her relatives, but we could not stay the cold icy hands of death. The call
was made come home, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared
for you from the foundation of the world. I feel that our loss is great
to give up such a friend as a kind mother, but I believe she is now resting
in the presence of her dear Saviour. May God bless the bereaved ones that
are left behind to mourn her loss. We feel thankful to the kind friends
for the kindness shown to us in lending a helping hand to wait on the sick
one and I pray that Christ may dwell in our hearts by faith and in death
save us all if it can be according to his will. Written by her son, J.M.
Carawan. (Zion's Landmark - January 1, 1898) [Kindly submitted by Kathryn
B. "Kitty Humphries.]

CARAWAN, Ottis

Ottis
“June” Carawan, 91, died April 27, 2012, at his home
in Swan Quarter. He was born on August 29, 1920, to the late Ottis Carawan, Sr.
and Martha Cahoon. June was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy Mason; a
sister, Minerva Bong; and a brother, Merlin Carawan. Mr. Carawan retired from
the U.S. Navy and served as a submariner in World War II. Survivors include his special
companion, Jane Bembenick, a brother, Sherlin Carawan, and his wife Joyce of
Swan Quarter; a daughter, Bonnie Swecker, and her husband, Mark, of Roanoke
Rapids; a daughter, Linda Warden, and her husband, Paul, of Mechanicsville,
Virginia; six grandchildren, Matthew Swecker and wife Natalie, Kent Swecker and
wife Mary Jane, Adam Swecker and wife Sara; Emerson Warden; Elizabeth Williams
and husband Dan; Jenny Warden and seven great-grandchildren, Elijah, Hannah, Zak,
Lilia, Lane and Holt Swecker; and Eliza Williams. Also remembering “June Bug”
are Jane's four children, six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held Tuesday,
May 1, 2012, at 1:00 p.m at Calvary Presbyterian
Church in Swan Quarter. Burial will follow with military honors at Soule
Cemetery, Swan Quarter. The family will receive friends on Monday,
April 30, 2012, from 6:00 to 8:00pm at Bryan Funeral
Service, Swan Quarter, N.C. [Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald - Sunday, April
29, 2012)

CARAWAN, Ralph George

Ralph George CARAWAN, 62, of Scranton, died
yesterday in his home. Services will be at 3:00 p.m. Thursday at Scranton
Christian Church with Floyd Manning and Linwood Adams officiating. Burial
will be in the family cemetery at the home. A native of Hyde County, Carawan
was the son of the late Willie Dewey and Annie Mae Bridgman Carawan. He
was a retired bridge tender for the Army Corps of Engineers having worked
for many years at the former Wilkinson Creek Bridge and had worked at the
Fairfield Bridge. He was a member of Scranton Christian Church where he
had served as deacon and elder for many years and served as teacher of
the adult Bible class for more than 37 years. Carawan is survived by his
wife Mrs. Frances Waters Carawan; three sons: Dexter R. Carawan, Mark D.
Carawan, and Joe E. Carawan of the home; two brothers: Benjamin Carawan
of Belhaven and Harvey Edward Carawan of Pantego. (Washington Daily News
- Wednesday, July 5, 1989; pg. 5A) [Kindly submitted by Kathryn
B. "Kitty" Humphries.]

CARAWAN, Robert Eugene

Mr. Robert Eugene “Gene” CARAWAN, 64, of 24526 U. S. Highway
264, Swan Quarter, died Saturday, September 2, 2006, at his home. Born in
Hyde County on February 22, 1942, he was the son of the late Charlie Eugene and
Elsie Gray Gibbs Carawan. He spent his life working as a commercial fisherman
and was a partner in Mattamuskeet Seafood from 1984 to 1998, when that business
was sold. He returned to crabbing, which he loved so much, and continued working
through June of this year. He was a member of Swan Quarter Baptist Church.
Funeral Services will be held at 4:00 p.m. Monday in Swan Quarter Baptist
Church. Rev. C. L. Reynolds and Mr. James A. Johnson will officiate. Burial will
follow in Soule Cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Marian Wheeler Carawan;
two daughters, Natalie C. Marshall and husband, Reese of Greenville and Patrice
C. Clarke and husband, Chris of Engelhard; four brothers, Charles Carawan and
wife, Sherrie, Donald Carawan and wife, Kerry, Phillip Carawan and wife, Melony,
Mark Carawan and wife, Lisa, all of Swan Quarter; two sisters, Patty C. Buck and
husband, Coy and Elaine C. Mayo and husband, Gary, both of Scranton; six
grandchildren, Brianna, Kelsey and Hannah Marshall of Greenville and Waylon,
Cole and Matthew Clarke of Engelhard; five special nieces and five nephews; four
great nieces and five great nephews. Mr. Carawan was preceded in death by
his parents, Charlie E. and Elsie Gray G. Carawan and a special nephew, Neill
Carawan. The family received friends at Bryan Funeral Service on Sunday,
and will receive them other times at the home. (Washington Daily News -
Monday, September 4, 2006)

CARAWAN, Robert Evans,
Sr.

Robert Evans CARAWAN, SR., 85, died Saturday,
March 3, 2001 at his home at 136 Wapping Road, Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
He was the husband of Mary McKenna Carawan. Robert worked for Gorham Manufacturing
Company of Providence, Rhode Island from 1951 until retirement in 1976
where he was a machinist in the production of sterling silverware.
Robert was born in Swan Quarter, North Carolina on November 11, 1915 to
the loving arms of his mother, Deb Jarvis Carawan, and father, Robert Marcus
Carawan. He owned a horse named Jack that he would ride to school on some
days. He received his first hunting rifle at age 12 from his Uncle Johnny
Jarvis. Robert rode the disc plow behind the mule working the family farm
as a boy. He went to Sunday School at Calvary Presbyterian Church and church
service on the Sundays when the preacher came. His father, Marcus, and
grandfather, Benjamin Roberson Carawan, were fishermen on the Pamlico Sound
and worked the family farm. Benjamin and Marcus moved the family to a farm
near Great Bridge, Virginia in 1920 but moved back to Swan Quarter. Robert
graduated from Swan Quarter High School in 1933 and worked in the Civilian
Conservation Corp at Bell Island, North Carolina. He moved to Providence,
Rhode Island in 1936 with his cousin, Branch Allen Spencer, and lived with
his aunt, Blanch Carawan McKenney, her husband William, and their children,
Dr. William E. McKenney, Mary McKenney Higgins and Robbie F. McKenney,
until 1945. He worked for Bartlet Scrap Iron Company, Lanselier Manufacturing
and Henry Owens Manufacturing before going to Gorham. Robert became
a Catholic in 1944 and married Mary on June 16, 1945 at Blessed Sacrament
Church in Providence. Robert and Mary had a child, Bobby, in 1951 and in
1956 moved to Hoyt Street in Warwick, Rhode Island where they became members
of' St. Rose of Lima Parish. They lived in Warwick until October 1998 when
they moved to Portsmouth, Rhode Island and became members of Saint Barnabas
Church. Robert faithfully returned to his family in Swan Quarter for one
or two weeks every summer all of his life. He was a different man: he never
once raised his voice or spoke in less than a loving manner to his family.
He was not a judgmental man accepting God's world for what it was. He had
a loving heart and was never critical. Robert loved Jesus.
Gardening, fishing and woodworking were Robert's interests. He kept a garden
at Hoyt Street for 43 years, planting by the moon and harvesting at the
point of first ripeness. Robert owned a fishing boat on the Narragansett
Bay and also fished on all his trips back to North Carolina. He was a Scout
Leader in Troop 2 Warwick from 1964 to 1969. Besides his wife,
he leaves his son, Robert Evans Carawan. Jr., daughter-in-law, Louise Anne
Carawan, and grandson, Benjamin Marcus Carawan. He was the brother of Sibyl
Carawan Bouchard of Swan Quarter, North Carolina and Ella Carawan Davis
of Virginia Beach, Virginia. He was preceded in death by a sister, Ella
Kathryn Carawan. Funeral from the Connors Funeral Home, 55
West Main Road, Portsmouth, Rhode Island on Friday, March 9, at 9 a.m.
with a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Barnabas Church, Main Road, Portsmouth
at 10 a.m. Burial in St. Anne's Cemetery in Cranston, Rhode Island. (The
Pamlico News - March 7, 2001) [Kindly submitted by Kathryn
B. "Kitty" Humphries.]

CARAWAN, Robert Marcus

SWAN QUARTER - Robert Marcus CARAWAN,
age 92, died Friday in Pungo District Hospital in Belhaven. Mr. Carawan
was born March 29, 1891 in Pamlico County, son of the late Robert Benjamin
Carawan and Rosetta Rice Carawan. He was married to the former Wilma Brinn.
Surviving in addition to his wife are two daughters: Mrs. Sybil C. Bouchard
of Swan Quarter and Mrs. Ella Davis of Virginia; one son, Robert Carawan
of Rhode Island; four step-daughters: Mrs. Maclyn Gibbs and Mrs. Gwenn
Gibbs both of Engelhard, Mrs. Teressa Hyde of Swan Quarter and Mrs. Paula
Hampton of California; 5 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Funeral
services will be held Sunday at 3 p.m. at Calvary Presbyterian Church by
A.B. Holloman and David Caussey. Burial will be in Soule Cemetery. (Washington
Daily News - Saturday, November 26, 1983) [Kindly submitted by Kathryn
B. "Kitty" Humphries.]

SWAN QUARTER - Roy Jarvis CARAWAN died on April 26 at the Beaufort
County Hospital in Washington following an extended illness. Mr. Carawan
served in the Army Air Corps during World War II and was associated with
the Jefferson Pilot Insurance Company in Hyde County area for many years
and most recently in his own automotive business in Swan Quarter. He was
a member of Providence United Methodist Church of Swan Quarter and has
been a member of the Lions Club and American Legion. He married Anna Kirklin
of Donelson, Tenn. on Dec. 27, 1943. To this union two children were born,
Roy J. Carawan, Jr. of Greenville, and Peggy Ann Carawan of Zebulon; 3
grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by two
brothers: Mack Carawan and Herman Carawan, and a sister, Janie Carawan
Dunning. Arrangements will be handled by the Bryan Funeral Home in Swan
Quarter. Visitation with the family will be at the funeral home tonight
at 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted at the Providence Church with
the Rev. Chris Humphreys and the Rev. Bill Wilson officiating at 11 a.m.
Wednesday, April 29. Burial will be in the Soule Cemetery near Swan Quarter.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American
Heart Association, the Providence United Methodist Church or to a charity
of one's choice. (The Coastland Times - Tuesday, April 28, 1998)

CARAWAN, Royce Maxwell
"Mackey"

SCRANTON - Royce Maxwell "Mackey" CARAWAN, 64, died November
27 at his home. Born in Hyde County, January 20, 1935, he was the son of
the late John Green "Jay" Carawan and Elma Williams Carawan.
He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy having fought in three significant battles
during the Korean War, worked for many years with a tug boat company and
later was a commercial fisherman. His family celebrated his life in a special
service on December 4 followed by a committal service. A memorial will
be placed beside his parents in the Sladesville Missionary Baptist Church
Cemetery in the Sladesville community. Surviving are four sisters: Shirley
C. Spencer of Morehead City, Linda C. Shaver of Raleigh, Claudia C. Smithwick
of the Ponzer community, and Annette C. Bishop of Raleigh. Arrangements
were handled by Bryan Funeral Service in Swan Quarter. (The Coastland Times
- Thursday, December 9, 1999; pg. 3B)

CARAWAN, Sandra Swindell

Sandra Swindell Carawan, 74, of 148 Church St., Fairfield died Sunday
March 23, 2014 at Vidant Medical Center in Greenville. Born in Hyde
County, June 1, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Clifford Murrell and Rosa
Lee Cutrell Swindell. She was married to Willie Mack Carawan who survives. She
was a member of the Fairfield Christian Church. She was a lifetime member
of the Hyde Chapter #213 Order of Eastern Star. Funeral services will be
held Thursday at 11:00 a.m. in the Fairfield Christian Church. Russ Smith and
Steven Mills will officiate. Burial will follow in the Fairfield Cemetery.
In addition to her husband surviving are three daughters, Diana C. Williams and
husband Joey Ben of Fairfield, Joan C. Maxwell and husband Owen of Edenton,
Debbie C. Daughtry and husband Wilson of Engelhard; a son, Willie Mack Carawan,
Jr. of Fairfield; four grandchildren, Connie Jo Gibbs and husband Christian of
Fairfield, Michael Allen Gibbs and wife Lesley of Wendell, Jason Williams and
wife Susan of Fairfield, Miranda Daughtry of Engelhard; seven great
grandchildren, Grant Gibbs, Sara Catherine Gibbs, Scarlette, Holden and Lilah
Gray Williams, Hampton Gibbs and Carter Gibbs; two brothers, Bobby Dean Swindell
and wife Donna of Richlands, NC and Clifford Murrell Swindell, Jr. and wife Judy
of Fairfield; a niece, Stacie Swindell Horne and many other special nieces and
nephews. The family will receive friends Wednesday evening from 6:00 p.m.
to 8:00 p.m.at Bryan Funeral Service in Swan Quartrer and all other times at the
home place. (Bryan Funeral Service)

CARAWAN, Sidney Murl

Sidney Murl Carawan, 74, of 519 Church Street,
Fairfield, died early Wednesday, April 21, 2010, at his home. Born in Hyde
County, June 15, 1935, he was the son of the late Harvey and Sarah Vaughn
Carawan. He was married to the former Virginia Harris who survives. Murl
served in the U. S. Army and spent time in the Mojave Desert as a medic and
surgical nurse, was a retired vice-president and compliance officer with The
East Carolina Bank and was a member of the Fairfield Christian Church. He was
active in Boy Scout and Little League activities in years past. Funeral
Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday at Fairfield Christian Church with Ray
Everton officiating. Burial will follow in Soule Cemetery in Swan Quarter.
Surviving in addition to his wife are a son, Harvey Rhea Carawan of Fairfield;
two brothers, Willie Mack Carawan, Sr. of Fairfield and Billy Gene Carawan of
ElPaso, Texas; two grandchildren, Lee Scott Carawan and Anna Marie Carawan.
He was preceded in death by a half-brother, Johnny Ballance and a half-sister,
Maggie B. Hodges. The family is receiving friends at the home.
(Bryan Funeral Home)

CARAWAN, Staton

SWAN QUARTER - Staton CARAWAN, age 60, died at 11 a.m. Wednesday
in the Pungo District Hospital in Belhaven after an illness of several
years. Mrs. (sic) Carawan was a member of the Rose Bay Missionary
Baptist Church. Surviving are two brothers, Harvey Carawan of Swan
Quarter and Arthur Carawan of Pantego; two sisters, Mrs. Bettie Sawyer
of Swan Quarter and Mrs. Ruth Peele of Williamston. Funeral services
were held at 2 p.m. today from the Missionary Baptist church at Rose Bay
conducted by the Rev. Joe Lang. Burial followed in the Carawan family
cemetery at Rose Bay. (more than likely the Washington Daily News
- March 22, 1962) [All information kindly submitted by Arthur
W. Carawan, II]

Other information provided by Arthur W. Carawan, II:Staton was born to William Fillmore "Billie" Carawan and
Annie Mae Neal on 26 Aug 1901. In Memory Of states the 23rd,
but all the family records I can find, including this funeral book, say
the 26th. He died on 21 Mar 1962. Staten had what is now believed
to be cerebral palsy, and never married.

Following are the contents of Staton Carawan's funeral book.
The book was printed by Williamson Funeral Home in Swan Quarter.
There are actually two funeral books (identical in style) for Staton; one
was used at the viewing and the other was used at the home. I'm not
sure which is which--one has the birth/death date info, and the other does
not.

The second book is pretty much blank except for the "relatives
attending" and the "friends who called". It is the
exact same in style, and I am fairly sure it is another of Staton's books,
although I can't be sure. Many of the same names appear.RELATIVES ATTENDING Mr. & Mrs. Alvah O'Neal
Mr. & Mrs. Mack Carawan
Yvonne Evans
Linda Lane (looks like an "H"
at the end)
Loretta Hodges
Faye Evans
Betsy Hodges
Martin Evans
Mr. & Mrs. C.R. Carawan

FAIRFIELD - Thurman Warren Carawan, Sr., 52,
formerly of Hyde County, died Monday in Richland Memorial Hospital in Columbia,
S.C. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Fairfield Cemetery
with Bill Kisling, pastor of the Norfolk Church of Christ, officiating.
A native of Hyde County, Carawan was the son of Mrs. Clidie Carawan of
Norfolk, Va. and the late Ottis J. Carawan. He was a retired auto mechanic.
He is survived by a son, Thurman Carawan, Jr. of Charleston, S.C.; a daughter,
Mrs. Linda Mead of Kingsburg, California; a sister, Mrs. Dorothy Phinney
of West Allis, Wisconsin; and 5 grandchildren. The family will meet at
Bryan Funeral Service in Swan Quarter. (Washington Daily News - Wednesday,
November 11, 1987; pg. 5A) [Kindly submitted by Kathryn
B. "Kitty" Humphries.]

CARAWAN, Verna Gibbs

ENGELHARD - Verna Gibbs CARAWAN, 75, died Monday,
September 11 at Pungo District Hospital. Born in Hyde County on March 19,
1925, she was the daughter of the late Ozrow B. and Picola Carawan Gibbs.
She was the widow of Maxwell Manan Carawan who died in 1979. She was a
member of the Middletown Christian Church and worked at Farrow's Red and
White Grocery for 19 years prior to her retirement. Surviving are three
sons: Seth Donny Carawan, Danny Michael Carawan and Davy James Carawan,
all of Engelhard; a daughter, Debbie C. Boomer of Raleigh; five step-sons:
Maxwell H. Carawan of Scranton, Leland Wayne Carawan of Bolivar, Mo., Earl
L. Carawan of Fairfield, Chester Combs and Lester Combs of South Mills;
three brothers: Chesley Gibbs and H. Linwood Gibbs, both of Engelhard,
and Jimmy Ray Gibbs of Chesapeake, Va.; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren
and 2 great-great-grandchildren. Mrs. Carawan was preceded in death by
a son, Denny Max Carawan and a step-son, John A. Carawan. Funeral services
will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the family plot in Soule Cemetery in
Swan Quarter. Scott Sukeforth and Steve Bryan will officiate. The family
will receive friends at Bryan Funeral Service in Swan Quarter on Tuesday
evening from 7-8:30 p.m. and at other times at the home. (The Coastland
Times - Tuesday, September 12, 2000; pg. 12A)

CARAWAN, Viola Evelyn
Mason

ENGELHARD - Viola Evelyn CARAWAN, formerly
Evelyn Mason, beloved wife, mother, sister and grandmother, died November
13, 1999 at Iliff Nursing Center, Dunn Loring, Va. She was born in Swan
Quarter, N.C. on September 3, 1922. She moved to Norfolk in 1941 where
she met and married her husband of 56 years, Joseph Wilbert Carawan of
Engelhard, N.C. They spent 31 years in the U.S. Coast Guard and retired
to Virginia Beach in 1975 where they traveled the country in their RV.
They moved to Vienna, Va. in October 1998 to be closer to their family.
Her husband and one daughter and son-in-law survive: Cheryl and Joseph
Vermillion of Vienna, Va. She has two granddaughters: Mrs. Angie Meehan,
now stationed in Japan with her husband, Dr. Sean Meehan, and Alyssa Vermillion
who lives in Atlanta, Ga. She also leaves one brother, Dwain Hunter Mason
and his wife Sherma Mason, now deceased. She was a member of Kempsville
Church of Christ in Virginia Beach. Minister Randall Childress and Raffael
Farrow, Jr. will conduct funeral services at the Swan Quarter Christian
Church on Wednesday, November 17, 1999 at 11 a.m. The family will receive
friends and guests at Bryan Funeral Service in Swan Quarter on Tuesday
evening from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Burial will be in Soule Cemetery. (The Coastland
Times - Tuesday, November 16, 1999; pg. 7A)

CARAWAN, Walter F.

WASHINGTON, NC, Oct. 11 - Walter F. CARAWAN, formerly of Hyde County,
died at Duke hospital September 30, 1934 after having been sick for quite
a while. He was 57 years of age and a farmer by trade--son of the
late Riley and Elsie Carawan of Swan Quarter. He leaves a widow,
who was before her marriage, Miss Minnie D. Williams of Hyde County; ten
children; four brothers; one sister; and a host of other relatives and
friends, having come from one of the best families in Hyde County.
The four brothers are as follows: John, Hertford and Byrum of Swan Quarter,
N.C. and Reuben Carawan of Washington, N.C.; sister, Mrs. John Hopkins
of Hobucken. The body of Mr. Carawan was transferred from the Duke
hospital to his home, the Scott Haskett residence, Beach Ridge, from which
the funeral was conducted the next morning by Rev. D.G. Saunders, pastor
of the Christian church in Belhaven, and buried in the Odd Fellows Cemetery
in Belhaven. (New Bern Tribune - Friday, October 12, 1934; pg. 6)
[Kindly submitted by Kathryn
B. "Kitty" Humphries.]

CARAWAN, Walter Webster

BELHAVEN - Walter Webster CARAWAN, 66, a resident
of Hub's Rec Road, Belhaven, died yesterday at his home. Funeral services
will be Monday at 10 a.m. at Paul Funeral Home in Belhaven with Norman
Miller, Church of Christ minister, officiating. Graveside services will
be held at 2:30 p.m. in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens in Norfolk, Va., conducted
by W.F. Gregory. Carawan, a Hyde County native, was born Nov. 7, 1922 in
Swan Quarter, son of the late Walter Franklin and Minnie Williams Carawan.
He was married to the former Ellen Doughtie. Carawan retired from the Norfolk
Naval Base after 27 years of service. He was employed by the town of Belhaven
for 16 years and was currently a carrier for the Washington Daily News.
Carawan was a member of St. Clair's Church of Christ and the Belhaven Lions
Club. He is survived by his wife; three sons: Elwood R. Carawan of Chesapeake,
Va., Jeffery Keith Carawan of Norfolk, Va., and Donald Eugene Carawan of
Virginia Beach, Va.; three daughters: Mrs. Glenda C. Lutz of Virginia Beach,
Mrs. Gwen C. Dixon of Lebanon, Ohio, and Mrs. Mary C. Elks of Chocowinity;
two sisters: Mrs. Rachel Curtis of Fresno, California and Mrs. Nina Lynch
of Warren, Michigan; and 9 grandchildren. (Washington Daily News - February
17, 1990) [Kindly submitted by Claud W. Carawan, Jr.]

CARAWAN, Wilbur G.

Wilbur G. “Bill” Carawan, 84, of 7760 Piney Woods Road, Fairfield, died Friday,
May 11, 2012, at his home. Born in Beaufort
County, September 26, 1927, he was the son of the
late Irvin Emmett and Katie Dell Cox Carawan. He was married to Betty Mann
Carawan who survives. They made their home in the Portsmouth-Chesapeake,
Virginia area for 35 years before returning home to Hyde County. Bill
served his country in the U. S. Army/Air Force and was honorably discharged as
Staff Sergeant. He received his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from
N. C. State University and worked with the Norfolk Naval Shipyard in Portsmouth
and later with Newport News Shipbuilding where he retired in 1986 after 36 years
of service. He was a long time Mason in the former Fairfield Lodge # 520 AF &
AM and more recently a member of Atlantic Lodge #294 AF & AM. He was a member
of Fairfield United Methodist Church. Funeral services will be held at
2:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 15,
2012, at Fairfield United Methodist Church. Rev. Sue Farlow, pastor and Rev.
Valerie Balance Tyson will officiate. Burial will follow on the family plot in
Soule Cemetery. Surviving in addition to his wife are a son, Emmett
Carawan and wife, Lauren of Virginia Beach, VA; three daughters, Ellen C
Westerholm and husband, David of Stafford, VA, Cindy C. Anderson and husband,
Terry of Bratislova, Slovakia and Becky C. Rich and husband, Thomas of
Mechanicsville, VA; a brother, Edward “Bunk” Carawan of Swan Quarter; a sister,
Metta Carawan Austin and husband, Jerry of Manteo; grandchildren, Greg
Westerholm and wife, Farrah, Meridith Secor and husband, Justin, Sarah
Westerholm, Shelby Anderson, Mitchell Anderson, Haley Rich, Maddie Rich and
Aurora Carawan; great-grandchildren, Mason Westerholm and Kehlan Westerholm.
In addition to his parents, Bill was preceded in death by a brother, Glenn
Carawan and a sister, Jane Simmons Barber. The family will receive friends
at Bryan Funeral Service, Swan Quarter on Monday
evening, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. (Bryan Funeral Service)

CARAWAN, William Everett

BELHAVEN - William Everett CARAWAN, 61, died
at his home on West Main Street on Monday. A graveside service will be
held tomorrow at 11 a.m. at Belhaven Community Cemetery with the Rev. W.M.
Cordon officiating. Carawan, born in Hyde County on March 7, 1929, was
the son of the late Thomas Acie and Sarah Barber Carawan. He was a retired
night watchman with the Blue Channel Company and served in the U.S. Merchant
Marines. He was married to the former Sophia Forrest. Carawan is survived
by his wife; a daughter, Mrs. Barbara C. Hubers of Pantego; a son, David
Van Carawan of Poplarville, Mississippi; a brother, Clifton Carawan of
Plymouth; a sister, Mrs. Docia C. Midgette of Grandy; and 7 grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, William Acie Carawan who died July 12,
1987. Arrangements are by Paul Funeral Home in Belhaven. (Washington Daily
News - Wednesday, April 25, 1990) [Kindly submitted by Kathryn
B. "Kitty" Humphries.]

On
August 10, 2014 Willie Mack Carawan, Sr. heard the words he had longed to hear, “Well done, thou good and
faithful servant. Enter into the joy of thy Lord.” Born on
August 23, 1936,
to the late Harvey Murl and Sarah Jane Vaughn Carawan, Mack grew up hunting and
fishing on Rose Bay. He graduated from Swan Quarter High School in 1955. Upon
serving his country as a medic for the US Army in Korea, he returned to marry
the love of his life, the former Sandra Lou Swindell, who preceded him in death
on
March 23, 2014.
Through 56 years of marriage, they were blessed with four children - Diana C.
Williams, and husband Joey Ben of Fairfield, Joan C. Maxwell, and husband Owen
of Edenton, Debbie C. Daughtry, and husband Wilson of Engelhard; a son, Willie
Mack Carawan, Jr. of Fairfield; four grandchildren, Connie Jo Gibbs, and husband
Christian of Fairfield, Michael Allen Gibbs, and wife Lesley of Wendell, Jason
Williams, and wife Susan of Fairfield, and Miranda Daughtry of Engelhard; and
seven great-grandchildren; Grant and Sara Catherine Gibbs, Scarlette, Holden,
and Lilah Gray Williams, and Hampton and Carter Gibbs. Also surviving are his
brother, Billy Gene Carawan of Cloud Croft, New Mexico, as well as two
brothers-in-law; Bobby Swindell, and wife Donna of Richlands, and Clifford M.
Swindell, and wife Judy of Fairfield, and sister-in-law, Virginia H. Carawan,
also of Fairfield. He is also survived by numerous precious nieces and
nephews. After a distinguished 30 year career with the NC Division of
Forestry, Mack retired as Hyde County Forest Ranger. He also served as a Mason,
holding many offices and coaching countless apprentices as they joined the
order. Mack was recently honored for his 50 years of service as a Master Mason.
It was his love of his Lord and his family that defined him. He was a member of
Pleasant Grove Church of Christ, and
today he
stands in glory with his precious loved ones who have gone on before him,
including his parents and siblings; Johnny Ballance Maggie B. Hodges and Murl
Carawan. Funeral services will be held at 11am on
Wednesday
at Pleasant Grove Church of Christ with Steven Mills and Bill Griffin
officiating. Interment will follow at Fairfield Cemetery. The family will
receive friends
Tuesday
evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at Bryan Funeral Service in Swan Quarter, and all other
times at the home.
The family would like to thank caregivers Jean Merrick and Denise Gibbs for the
many acts of kindness they showed to their father.​ (Bryan Funeral
Home)

CARAWAN, Wilma Gibbs
Brinn

ENGELHARD - Wilma Gibbs Brinn CARAWAN, 88, of Engelhard, died Thursday,
June 10, at the home. Born in Hyde County, January 20, 1911, she was the
daughter of the late George A. and Verna Mae Gibbs. She worked for many
years with the Harry Jarvis family and last worked at the Jarvis Restaurant
before her retirement. She was a member of the former Rebekah Lodge in
Swan Quarter and the Pleasant Grove Church of Christ. She was married to
Fred B. Brinn who died in 1965. She was later married to Robert Marcus
Carawan in 1976 and he died in 1983. She had made her home with her daughter
in Engelhard for the past several years. Surviving are two daughters: Maclyn
B. Gibbs of Engelhard and Gwen B. Midgette of Kinston; two step-daughters:
Sybil Bouchard of Swan Quarter and Ella Davis of Norfolk, Va.; a step-son,
Robert Carawan of Connecticut; a brother, William James Gibbs of Columbia;
14 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren and 6 great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two daughters: Teressa Hyde Davis in 1994
and Paula B. Hampton in 1986; three brothers: George Thomas Gibbs, Verna
Gray Gibbs, and Avery D. Gibbs; three sisters: Meatrice Gibbs, Edna Payne
and Eunice Marslander. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at
the family plot in Fulford Cemetery. Scott Sukeforth, Steve Bryan and Doug
Gibbs will officiate. Bryan Funeral Service in Swan Quarter is handling
arrangements. (The Coastland Times - Sunday, June 13, 1999; pg. 10A)

CAREY, Mildred Gray

Mrs. Mildred Gray Carey, 90, died Thursday, Dec.
28, 2006 at the Cross Creek Health Care Center in Swan Quarter. A funeral
service will be conducted Tuesday at St. John Missionary Baptist Church in
Scranton with the Rev. James Stanley officiating. Burial will follow at the
Spencer Davis Family Cemetery in Scranton. Mrs. Carey was born June 5,
1916 in Hyde County. She was the daughter of the late Samuel Preston Gray Sr.
and Fannie Spencer Gray. She attended and graduated from the Hyde County
Training School. She did further studies at Elizabeth City State Teachers
College and at the Training Center in New Rochelle, N.Y. Mrs. Carey was an
active participant of programs, activities and projects with the Mattamuskeet
Senior Citizens Center Services in Swan Quarter. She was a member of the St.
John Missionary Baptist Church. She was married to Otis Carey who preceded
her in death. She was also preceded in death by three brothers, John Gray,
William Gray and Joseph Gray; and one sister, Lydia Gray. Survivors
include one daughter, Fannie L. Bowie of Brooklyn, N.Y.; one sister, Marion Gray
of New Rochelle, N.Y.; two brothers, Samuel Preston Gray and Charles H. Gray
both of Scranton; grandchildren and great-grand children. The family will
receive friends at the home of her brother Samuel Preston Gray on Sladesville
Credle Road in Scranton. Viewing will be Tuesday from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. only at
St. John Missionary Baptist Church. (Washington Daily News - Monday,
January 1, 2007)

CARMINE, Renagrant Bonner
"Bonnie"

Renagrant Bonner "Bonnie" CARMINE died Thursday, May 22.
She was born in Swan Quarter in 1917 and lived in Newport News, Va. for
67 years. She was preceded in death by her husband, Frederick Thomas
Carmine. Mrs. Carmine attended Louisburg College and was a graduate
of the Elizabeth Buxton Hospital School of Nursing, Hampton, Va.
She is survived by a son, F. Thomas Carmine, Jr. and wife Linda; a grandson,
Bret, all of Newport News, Va.; and a sister, Lona B. Carawan of Swan Quarter.
A funeral service will be conducted at 12 noon on Tuesday, May 27 in Peninsula
Funeral Home by the Rev. John LeGault, First United Methodist Church, Newport,
news. Burial will follow in Peninsula Memorial Park. (The Coastland
Times - Sunday, May 25, 2003; pg. 16A)

We regret to learn from a friend that David CARTER, ESQ. of Hyde
County, died at his residence on the 23rd June. He had just returned
from Richmond to attend upon his two sons wounded in the battle of the
31st May. While there he was attacked with cholera-morbus, started
home as soon as able, but the disease terminated his existence in a few
days. He was an enterprising farmer and a highly respected citizen.
(Weekly Standard [Raleigh]; July 2, 1862; pg. 3)

CARTER, David H.Dare County Times
- Friday, May 19, 1944; pg. 7

CARTER, Col. David Miller

HYDE COUNTY - Col. David Miller CARTER departed
this life in Baltimore on the 7th inst. where he had gone from his home
in Raleigh to seek medical aid. He had long been in critical condition
of health and his friends for a long time had despaired of his recovery.
Col. Carter was a native of Hyde County but in early life his father, who
was an enterprising and energetic business man, removed to the city of
Raleigh where the subject of this brief notice passed his boyhood.
Col. Carter was a lawyer of eminence, an astute politician and a successful
business man. He was a candidate for Congress from the first districts
of North Carolina in 1872, at which time he was defeated by Mr. Cobb.
Col. Carter was in his 50th year of his age at the time of his death. (The
Economist Weekly - Tuesday, Jan. 14, 1879; pg. 2; col. 3)

CARTER, I.(Isaiah) S.(Spencer)

HYDE COUNTY - Mr. I.S. CARTER of Fairfield died at his home last
week and the age of about 40. [This article was very dim.] (The Economist
Weekly (Elizabeth City) - Tuesday, November 10, 1891)

CARTER, Evelyn Spencer

Evelyn Spencer Carter, 82, of 271 Church Street, Swan Quarter, died Wednesday,
July 2, 2008, at Washington County Hospital in Plymouth. Born in Hyde County,
June 18, 1926, she was the daughter of the late Archie L. and Sallie Patrick
Spencer. She was married to Lee Thomas Carter who preceded her in death. She
graduated from the former East Hyde School and spent her working years with the
cafeteria at Mattamuskeet School and retired from the Hyde County Schools. She
was a member of the Swan Quarter Baptist Church. Funeral Services will be held
at 2 p.m. Saturday at the family plot in Soule Cemetery. Steve Bryan and Rev.
Al Markuson will officiate. Surviving are a son, Van Carter and wife, Kay of
Plymouth; a daughter, Sallie M. Carter of the home; two sisters, Sennie Shaw and
Jay Collins both of Atlanta, Ga.; grandchildren, Jennie Bowen and husband,
Dennis, Norwood Webster and wife, Katie and Christine Muthler and husband,
Bryan; great-grandchildren, Jessalyn Bowen and Nate Muthler. In addition to her
husband and parents, she was preceded in death by siblings, Virginia Williams,
Byron Spencer, Bill Thomas Spencer and Jimmie Spencer. The family will receive
friends on Friday between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. at Bryan Funeral Service in Swan
Quarter and other times at the home on Church Street. (Washington Daily News –
Thursday, July 3, 2008)

COLUMBIA - Mary Ann CARTER, 89, died November 5 in Chowan Hospital
in Edenton. She was born January 18, 1910 in Hyde County and was a homemaker.
She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Funeral services were held
Monday, November 8, at the Salem Missionary Baptist Church with burial
following in the church cemetery. The Rev. Otto Spruill officiated. Rowsom
Funeral Home in Columbia was in charge of arrangements. (The Coastland
Times - Tuesday, November 9, 1999; pg. 9A)

CARTER, Mary E.

HYDE COUNTY - Mrs. Mary E. CARTER, wife of Col. W.S. Carter, died
in Fairfield on September 22, 1893 after an illness of about two weeks.
She was born in Hyde County on December 16th 1835 and was married
to Col. Carter on January 9th 1855. She leaves her husband and
three grown children and 5 grandchildren. (The Economist Weekly (Elizabeth
City) - Friday, October 13, 1893) also (The Washington Gazette - Thursday,
October 19, 1893; pg. 2; column 4)

CARTER, Priscilla Catherine
Armstrong

Priscilla
Catherine Armstrong Carter, age 77, resided in Chandler, Arizona, died
peacefully at home on Sunday, November 22, 2009 after battling lung cancer.
Priscilla was born on June 12, 1932 in Fairfield, North Carolina to Charles
Ludford and Lucy Belle Baum Armstrong. Within two years of her birth, she went
to live with her aunt Elizabeth Leigh Baum Spencer and her husband R. S. (Tony)
Spencer of Engelhard and was reared as their child.Priscilla
married Paul Matthew Carter, Jr. on August 23, 1950. She is survived by
daughters, Priscilla Toni Gonzales and husband, Art of Mesa, AZ, Karen Pletsch
of Holden, Massachusetts., Kelli Carter of Holden, Massachusetts, and son, Paul
Matthew (Matt) Carter III and wife, Dawn of Chandler, AZ. her sister, Mary Lee
Spencer Tilghman and husband, Bobby of Kinston and
brother R. S. Spencer, Jr. of Engelhard. Also surviving are a sister, Lillian
South of Florence, South Carolina and brother Jethroe Armstrong of Florida;
five grandchildren, Mark, Adam, Erin, Timothy, Megan and two great-grandchildren
and one on the way. She was
preceded in death by sisters, Iva Dean Delgado, Senorita Mae (Tapp) Hodges and
Rose Marie De Borde.A service will be at 10 a.m. on
Monday, November 30, 2009 at St. Andrew’s Church in Chandler, AZ.Funeral
Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on
Thursday, December 3, 2009 at Engelhard Baptist Church, Engelhard, N. C. Rev.
C. L. Reynolds will officiate. Burial will follow in Fulford Cemetery.The family
will receive friends at Bryan Funeral Service in Swan Quarter on Wednesday
evening from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
(The Coastland Times -
Sunday,
November 29, 2009; pg. 10A)

CARTER, Col. W.(William)
S.(Sylvester)

FAIRFIELD - Departed this life very suddenly on Saturday, January
25th 1902, Col. W.S. CARTER, at his residence in Fairfield,
Hyde Co., N.C., aged about 70 years. For 30 years we have known him as
one of our staunchest and best friends. We met him first in 1872 at the
founding of The Economist and became the friend of its editor. Born in
Hyde County, his loss to the County and to the State is a great and serious
one. He had served in the Legislative councils of the state. In private
he was plain, simple and unobtrusive. A devout Christian and humble member
of the M.E. Church, he walked with God daily, and if a blameless life is
the precusor of a blissful immortality, he now rests in happiness among
the blessed. (The Economist (Elizabeth City) - Friday, February 7, 1902)

CARTWRIGHT, Albert

At half past twelve o’clock Friday evening, June 3rd, 1892, Elder
Albert CARTWRIGHT at the residence of Mr. John W. Jester, in Swan Quarter,
N. C. after a severe illness of five days, and in the seventy sixth year
of his age gently fell asleep in the arms of his most merciful Redeemer.
He was born July 3rd, 1816 on the north side of Mattamuskeet Lake, Hyde
county, N. C., at which place he lived until a few years after the late
war when he moved to a settlement called Rose Bay in the same county to
be more central among the churches he served. At his death he had the pastoral
care of three churches, two in Hyde and one in Tyrrell counties, and when
not providentially hindered, was ever faithful in attending them to the
edifying of his brethern and the honor of his Lord and Master.
In 1841 he was married to Miss Nancy M. Jordan who it is said was a great
beauty of her day, and with whom he lived happily for nearly fifty-three
years, or until they were separated by his death. When they had lived together
fifty years, their children gave them a golden wedding, to which their
neighbors and friends were invited and were present to partake of the fine
costly supper which they gave them. The writer of this sketch was present
and enjoyed the occasion very much, in singing and praying with them and
addressing the people relative to that special occasion. From the
union of the above couple were born several children--the exact number
I do not know--only three survive him, one son and two daughters, with
several grand children. Our beloved brother was received in fellowhsip
of the Primitive Baptist church on Saturday before the first Sunday in
May, 1851 and was baptised on the following day by Elder G. W. Carawan.
Sometime after he united with the church he felt called by his divine Master
to preach the gospel of the son of God, which he did very acceptably to
his brethren the remainder of his days. Returning from meeting at
Juniper Bay, Elder Greenwoods appointment Sunday evening in company with
his wife and myself, he and wife stopped out of a shower of rain, at the
house of Mr. Jesters, and during the night he was taken very sick with
a chill and vomiting, and was no better next morning. Dr. Credle was sent
for, and came and did all in his power to relieve him, but all human efforts
were vain, he gradually kept sinking until Friday a little past the middle
of the day, which was the 3rd of June, the Lord whom he so much loved and
served called his faithful servant away from earth to Heaven, where for
him there will be no more suffering pain and sorrow, but all will be pleasure
joy and peace forever. He doubtless called his aged servant away from the
evil to come, to receive the crown of righteousness which was laid up in
Heaven for him and for all that love the appearing of our Lord Jesus.
On the following day his remains were conveyed to the north side of the
Lake near Bethel church to the house of a friend where it remained for
the night, and on Sunday morning, first Sunday in June, and the time of
the churches quarterly meeting--was taken in the church house, where Elder
E. P. Hudson preached a sermon to a congregation numbering I supposed five
or six hundred. After services were ended, the pall bearers conveyed the
corpse of the dear brother to the grave in the church yard to its last
resting place on earth, where it will remain until the morning of the last
day when the body thus sown in weakness and dishonor, will be raised in
power and glory, where its inheritance will be pure and undefiled enjoying
the blissful presence of his Lord forever. May Divine grace prepare us
to meet our dear brother there. Elder Cartwright was deservedly beloved
by all the brotherhood that knew him, and even other denominations and
the world generally spoke well of him, carrying out the Psalmist declaration
“that even the rich among the people shall entreat thy favor,” a man of
this class said at the burial that he wanted all to join together and build
a monument to his memory. Such is the result my brethren, of leaving a
good name for honor virtue and honesty, these are the fruits of Christianity
which will perpetuate a name, when the high shaft raised by man to the
honor of man will crumble away and be forgotten. The memory of our brother
is specially dear to me from the fact that he baptized me, and he also
was one of the Presbytery that ordained me and was spiritually to me, as
a father to a son. May the memory of his virtues sink deep into our hearts
and may we follow his footsteps as he followed Christ. /s/ L. S.
Ross (This material was extracted from pages 300 and 301, Vol. 25,
July 1, 1892, No. 16, of Zion’s Landmark, published semi-monthly
at Wilson, North Carolina, P. D. Gold, editor, P. G. Lester, Associate
Editor., Zion’s Landmark Print, Wilson, N. C., [from the records of the
Primitive Baptist Church Library near Elon College, NC,] and graciously
donated to Florence Fulford Moore
by her cousin, Kathryn Humphries,
of Oxford NC).

CARTWRIGHT, Elva Cahoon

ELIZABETH CITY - Elva Cahoon CARTWRIGHT, 90, died Monday, March 24
at her residence on Preyer Street. She was born in Hyde County, daughter
of the late Carroll and Armetta Jarvis Cahoon and was the widow of Elwyn
Cartwright. She was a retired auditor for Sears, Roebuck and Company,
a member of the Engelhard Disciples of Christ Church, a lifetime member
of O.E.S., Hyde Co. Chapter #213, and the Marcie Albertson Home Demonstration
Club. Mrs. Cartwright is survived by a daughter, Cecilia C. "Ceci"
Austin of Elizabeth City; two sisters: Mary C. Kelly of San Diego, California
and Lois C. Midgett of Chesapeake, Va.; 3 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by three brothers: Carroll Ephron Cahoon, Crawford
L. Cahoon and James Lawson Cahoon. A funeral service will be conducted
on Thursday, March 27 at 2 p.m. in Twiford's Memorial Chapel in Elizabeth
City. Burial will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. (The
Coastland Times - Tuesday, March 25, 2003; pg. 10A)

CARTWRIGHT, Inez

Inez Cartwright, 82, of 22283 N. C. Highway 94,
Fairfield (the Kilkenny Community) died Saturday, March 13, 2010, at her home.
Born in Tyrrell County, she was the daughter of the late Clarence Marion and
Carrie Virginia Berry Cartwright. She retired in April, 1983 after many years
as a teletype operator with Bell Telephone in Norfolk, VA and returned back
home. She was a member of the Nazareth Church of Christ and was active in Senior
Citizen activities in Hyde and Tyrrell Counties. A graveside service will
be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in the Cartwright Family Cemetery. Steve Bryan will
officiate. Surviving are two sisters, Marion Cartwright, with whom she
shared her home, and Evelyn Spruill of Roper; a brother, A. Murray Cartwright
and wife, Mamie, several nieces and nephews. Arrangements are by Bryan
Funeral Service, Swan Quarter. (Bryan Funeral Service)

FAIRFIELD - Lydia Berry CARTWRIGHT, 90, of the Kilkenny community,
Route 2, Fairfield, died August 11, at Pungo District Hospital. Born in
Tyrrell County, January 9, 1904, she was the daughter of the late Thomas
and Addie Midgette Berry. She was the widow of Spruce Cartwright, who died
in 1946. Mrs. Cartwright was a long-time member of Nazareth Church of Christ.
Surviving are a son, S. Wayne Cartwright of Powellsville; a daughter, Rena
C. Dodge of Virginia Beach, Va.; two brothers: Nathan Berry of Alliance
and Ellis Berry of Kilkenny; 9 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.
Visitation was to be 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Bryan Funeral Service in Swan
Quarter. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday in the Cartwright
Family Cemetery, the Kilkenny Community, Hwy. 64. Leon Williams will officiate.
Relatives will assemble for the family meal at the Kilkenny Volunteer Fire
Department following the funeral. (The Coastland Times--Sunday, August
14, 1994)